HC Deb 24 October 2001 vol 373 cc306-7W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the average waiting time on a trolley before admission to Leicestershire hospitals in the last 12 months. [8523]

Mr. Hutton

In the 12 months from the beginning of July 2000 to the end of June 2001, 15,690 patients were admitted as an emergency through the accident and emergency department at University Hospitals of Leicester National Health Service Trust.