§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in Greater London had been waiting up to(a)six, (b)12, (c)15 and (d)18 months for hospital treatment in each month since October 2001. [46726]
§ 12. Mr. HuttonThe number of patients in Greater London waiting up to(a)six, (b)(c)15 and (d)18 months for hospital treatment in each month from October 2001 until the end of February 2002 are shown in the table.
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In-patient waiting times at London trusts—October 2001 to February 2002 0–5 months 6–11 months 12–14 months 15–17 months 18 months plus Numbers waiting March 1997 140,113 46,169 6,576 1,731 57 October 2001 114,018 34,257 6,565 1,852 28 November 2001 116,321 32,445 5,818 804 14 December 2001 116,084 36,659 5,601 761 1 January 2002 117,150 37,688 5,234 502 3 February 2002 120,005 36,065 5,040 228 0 Percentage waiting March 1997 72 24 3 1 0 October 2001 73 22 4 1 0 November 2001 75 21 4 1 0 December 2001 73 23 4 0 0 January 2002 73 23 3 0 0 February 2002 74 22 3 0 0 Change since March 1997 March 1997 — — — — — October 2001 -26,095 -11,912 -11 121 -29 November 2001 -23,792 -13,724 -758 -927 -43 December 2001 -24,029 -9,510 -975 -970 -56 January 2002 -22,963 -8,481 -1,342 -1,229 -54 February 2002 -20,108 -10,104 -1536 -1,503 -57 Percentage change since March 1997 March 1997 — — — — — October 2001 -19 -26 0 7 -51 November 2001 -17 -30 -12 -54 -75 December 2001 -17 -21 -15 -56 -98 January 2002 -16 -18 -20 -71 -95 February 2002 -14 -22 -23 -87 -100 Source:
Published waiting list returns
§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in Greater London had been waiting more than 13 weeks to see a consultant at the latest available date. [46725]
§ Mr. HuttonThe number of patients in Greater London waiting for more than 13 weeks to see a consultant at the end of February 2002 is shown in the table.
Patients waiting 13 weeks or more for a first out-patient appointment at London trusts—February 2002 March 1998 February 2001 February 2002 13 weeks and over 65,899 59,991 59,231 Change since March 1998 Number — -5,908 -6,668 Percentage — -9 -10 Change since February 2001 Number — — -760 Percentage — — -1 26 weeks and over 25,954 1— 10,372 Change since March 1998 Number — — -15,582 Percentage — — -60 1Not collected Source:
Published waiting list returns
§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many people were waiting in England for in-patient treatment at the latest date for which figures are available; [46695]
462W(2) how many people in England were waiting (a)up to 12, (b)up to 15, (c)up to 18 and (d)over 18 months for in-patient treatment in each of the last six months. [46697]
§ Mr. HuttonThere were 1,050,400 patients waiting for an elective admission to a NHS trust in England at 28 February 2002.
The table shows the number of patients waiting for elective admission by length of time waited in each of the last six months.
Patients waiting for elective admission (position at the end of the month), England Patients waiting in months Month ending Up to 12 13 to 15 16 to 18 Over 18 September 2001 978,306 33,860 10,063 209 October 2001 980,692 31,613 7,946 129 November 2001 985,751 28,739 4,219 23 December 2001 1,006,165 27,181 4,166 9 January 2002 1,014,841 26,400 3,156 28 February 2002 1,010,704 23,873 1,942 3 Note:
Figures are for the English responsible population. Some patients may be waiting for treatment at non-English NHS trusts
Source:
Department of Health form QF01