HC Deb 30 November 2001 vol 375 cc1197-8W
Mr. Andrew Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have waited for more than one year for(a) in-patient and (b) out-patient treatment at the Good Hope hospital, Sutton Coldfield, in each month in each of the last five years. [16782]

Mr. Hutton

The national health service does not collect information on the number of out-patients waiting over one year. The NHS however does collect routinely the number of outpatients waiting over 26 weeks (six months).

In-patient monthly data have only been collected since April 1998. Prior to this they were only available quarterly. Out-patient data have not been collected on a monthly basis, being only available by trust quarterly.

In-patient and out-patient data for Good Hope hospital national health service trust
Month Number of in-patient over 12 month waiters Number of in-patient over 26 week waiters
1996
September 0 n/a
December 0 202
1997
March 5 18
June 5 42
September 70 47
December 180 127
1998
March 201 145
April 97 n/a
May n/a n/a
June 92 120
July 100 n/a
August 76 n/a
September 69 126
October 90 n/a
November 99 n/a
December 130 98

In-patient and out-patient data for Good Hope hospital national health service trust
Month Number of in-patient over 12 month waiters Number of in-patient over 26 week waiters
1999
January 154 n/a
February 150 n/a
March 139 107
June 163 n/a
April 206 n/a
May 198 177
July 211 n/a
August 200 n/a
September 215 185
October 202 n/a
November 210 n/a
December 263 186
2000
January 266 n/a
February 191 n/a
March 172 36
April 169 n/a
May 164 n/a
June 168 77
July 160 n/a
August 140 n/a
September 117 121
October 119 n/a
November 112 n/a
December 132 120
2001
January 188 n/a
February 213 n/a
March 190 143
April 203 n/a
May 165 n/a
June 181 213
July 213 n/a
August 202 n/a
September 152 135

Notes:

1. Data on the number of out-patients waiting over 12 months are not collected

2. Out-patient data shown are number of patients still waiting for a first out-patient appointment following GP referral who have waited over 26 weeks (six months)

Source:

KH07, QM08 quarterly returns, monthly waiting times returns—Department of Health