§ David DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of patients were seen by a doctor or consultant within one hour of their arrival at accident and emergency in Hull and the east riding in(a) 2002 to the latest available date and (b) each of the last three years. [50611]
§ Jacqui SmithBetween 2 May 2001 and 31 March 2002, there were 86,924 new attendances recorded in the accident and emergency department of Hull Royal infirmary. Included in this figure are 4,044 records where waiting time information is not available. Of the remainder, 356,259 (42 per cent.) were seen by a doctor within an hour of arrival.
Prior to May 2001, the accident and emergency department of Hull Royal infirmary relied upon a basic information system that did not calculate the waiting times in the form requested.