§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients on the Isle of Wight waited over one hour for treatment in casualty in(a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000 and (e) 2001; and what percentage each figure represents of total casualty attendances [20380]
§ Ms Blears[holding answer 4 December 2002]: The information requested is not collected centrally.
The latest available figures for national health service trusts in the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South-East Hampshire health authority area for accident and emergency attendances are 2001–02—Quarter 2 and are given in the table.
Accident and emergency services activity for Isle of Wight,Portsmouth and South-East Hampshire health authority area,2001–02 Q2 Attendance Org ID/NHS organisation name First Subsequent Total 5FD East Hampshire PCT 1,305 324 1,629 RHU Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust 29,670 1,879 31,549 RR2 Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Trust 9,827 887 10,714 Total attendances for health authority area 40,802 3,090 43,892 Source:
KH09Q—Out-Patient and accident and emergency service