§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have been waiting for general surgery in(a) England, (b) the Southend, West parliamentary constituency and (c) South Essex health authority area for eight weeks or more in (i) 1999–2000 and (ii) 2000–01. [151254]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information requested is in the tables.
Number of patients on in-patient waiting list for general surgery in England Quarter Total Less than 3 months More than 3 months 1999–2000 1 201,533 107,259 94,274 1999–2000 2 202,349 109,929 92,420 1999–2000 3 208,965 112,089 96,876 1999–2000 4 194,010 101,192 92,818 2000–01 1 191,216 98,605 92,611 2000–01 2 187,977 100,376 87,601 2000–01 3 189,203 101,525 87,678 Source:
KHO7 quarterly return
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Number of patients on in-patient waiting list for general surgery in South Essex health authority Quarter Total Less than 3 months More than 3 months 1999–2000 1 2,039 1,115 924 1999–2000 2 2,075 1,102 973 1999–2000 3 2,252 1,270 982 1999–2000 4 2,214 990 1,224 2000–01 1 2,129 1,029 1,100 2000–01 2 2,160 1,153 1,007 2000–01 3 2,391 1,340 1,051 Source:
QF01 quarterly return
Data are not available on the number of people waiting longer than eight weeks. Data are collected in time-bands of three months. The Department does not collect data by parliamentary constituencies, so data has been given on England and South Essex health authority.