Waiting Lists (Buckinghamshire)

HC Deb 06 November 2001 vol 374 cc220-1W

Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were on the waiting list in Buckinghamshire for hospital treatment in each of the last four years; and if he will make a statement.[11865]

Ms Blears

The numbers of patients waiting for hospital treatment between March 1997 and March 2001 are shown in the table.

Inpatient waiting list data for Buckinghamshire health authority
Quarter	Size of inpatient waiting list
March 1997	14,039
June 1997	14,253
September 1997	15,276
December 1997	16,154
March 1998	16,149
June 1998	15,706
September 1998	14,878
December 1998	14,679
March 1999	13,069
June 1999	13,795
September 1999	14,000
December 1999	13,854
March 2000	12,604
June 2000	12,937
September 2000	13,252
December 2000	13,535
March 2001	13,332
June 2001	13,604

Source: QF01 quarterly waiting times return, Department of Health.