§ Mr. George OsborneTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were waiting in accident and emergency units in the South Cheshire health authority in October(a) 1997 and (b) 2001. [16533]
§ Ms BlearsIt is not possible to record data on patients waiting in accident and emergency units as it is a constantly changing situation. However data are collected on the number of patients admitted via accident and emergency units in South Cheshire health authority, which are shown in the table.
Emergency admissions via A&E Qtr 2 1997–98 2001–02 Number of patients admitted via A&E in Quarter 6,823 8,837 Number of patients admitted to a ward within two hours 6,637 7,697 Number of patients admitted to a ward within two to four hours 167 838 Number of patients not admitted to a ward within four hours 19 302
§ Mr. HobanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients (1) were waiting(a) between 13 and 25 and (b) over 26 weeks for appointments in the Portsmouth Hospital Trust area; [22213]
612W(2) were waiting for in-patient treatment in each quarter of (a) 2000 and (b) 2001 in Portsmouth Hospital Trust area. [22214]
§ Ms Blears[holding answer 11 December 2001]In the second quarter (July-September) of 2001—02, 4,231 patients had been waiting between 13—25 weeks and 1,249 had been waiting over 26 weeks for out-patients appointments at Portsmouth Hospitals National Health Service Trust. Information on the numbers of patients waiting for in-patient treatment is in the table.
Total number of patients on in-patient waiting list at Portsmouth Hospital/NHS Trust 1999–2000 to 2001–02 Number of waiting list 1999–2000 Ql 7,984 Q2 7,771 Q3 8,152 Q4 8,442 2000–01 Ql 8,957 Q2 8,882 Q3 10,246 Q4 10,307 2001–02 Ql 11,587 Q2 11,409 Source:
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