§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients in the Buckinghamshire health authority area waited more than(a) three months, (b) six months, (c) nine months, (d) 12 months, (e) 15 months, (f) 18 months and (g) 24 months for (i) heart operations, (ii) cancer treatment and (iii) hip replacements in each year since 1997. [24850]
§ Ms BlearsThe information requested is in the table.
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Time from referral for treatment to admission Data year Operation/condition Up to 3 months More than 3 months More than 6 months More than 9 months 1997–98 Diagnosis of Cancer (ICDIO COO to D48) 110 32 10 5 1998–99 Diagnosis of Cancer (ICD10 COO to D48) 142 58 24 8 1999–2000 Diagnosis of Cancer (ICD10 COO to D48) 81 37 13 6 2000–01 Diagnosis of Cancer (ICD10 COO to D48) 77 31 19 12 1997–98 Heart operations (OPCS4 K01 to K71) 23 10 1 0 1998–99 Heart operations (OPCS4 K01 to K71) 28 7 2 1 1999–2000 Heart operations (OPCS4 K01 to K71) 14 7 2 1 2000–01 Heart operations (OPCS4 K01 to K71) 36 19 6 1 1997–98 Hip replacement (OPCS4 W37 to W39) 57 28 9 1 1998–99 Hip replacement (OPCS4 W37 to W39) 89 41 13 2 1999–2000 Hip replacement (OPCS4 W37 to W39) 77 43 17 3 2000–01 Hip replacement (OPCS4 W37 to W39) 87 58 23 10 1 The time spent waiting for admission is calculated for HES purposes as being the period elapsed from the initial decision to admit until the date that the patient is actually admitted. This takes no account of any periods when the patient may have been unavailable for admission, or may have been suspended from the waiting list for medical reasons. It is for this reason that this analysis apparently shows patients waiting over 15 months. The waiting time figures published by the Department of Health take these situations into account. Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES)
§ Dr. MurrisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list NHS trusts by length of average waiting time(a) to see an orthopaedic specialist and (b) for a non-emergency orthopaedic operation. [25449]
§ Mr. HuttonThe information requested has been placed in the Library.
The in-patient average waiting time is calculated as the median time waited so far for patients who were on the trauma and orthopaedics in-patient waiting list at end September 2001, that is it looks at patients who are still waiting for treatment.
For out-patients, the total number of patients still waiting for a first out-patient appointment is not collected. As a result, the average is calculated using data for patients who have already been seen for their first out-patient appointment. Hence the average is calculated as the median waiting time of patients seen during Quarter 2 2001–02 for a first out-patient appointment in trauma and orthopaedics specialty following general practitioner referral.
The in-patient and out-patient averages are approximations only, particularly for trusts who see very few patients. It is difficult to accurately calculate the average.
§ Dr. MurrisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list average accident and emergency waiting times by NHS trust for(a) triage and (b) definitive treatment in the last 12 months for which figures are available. [25450]
§ Mr. George OsborneTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the NHS trusts in England where more than 10 per cent. of patients are suspended from the waiting list for an in-patient operation. [25491]
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§ Mr. HuttonTrusts with a suspension rate of more than 10 per cent. are shown in the table.
In-patient waiting list data, England, position at quarter end September 2001 NHS Trusts with a suspension rate of over 10 per cent. Suspension rate (percentage) East Cheshire NHS Trust 10.0 Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust 10.0 Eastbourne and County Healthcare NHS Trust 10.0 Royal Devon and Exeter Healthcare NHS Trust 10.0 West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust 10.1 Wirral Hospital NHS Trust 10.2 Good Hope Hospital NHS Trust 10.3 Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Trust 10.3 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust 10.4 Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust 10.5 Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust 10.5 Rotherham General Hospitals NHS Trust 10.6 North Dorset PCT 10.7 Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Trust 10.8 Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust 11.1 Gloucestershire Royal NHS Trust 11.2 Greenwich Healthcare NHS Trust 11.3 Hastings and Rother NHS Trust 11.4 South West Dorset PCT 11.4 Harrogate Health Care NHS Trust 11.6 Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Trust 11.9 Epsom and St. Helier NHS Trust 13.0 North West Anglia Healthcare NHS Trust 13.1 Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust 13.4 Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust 13.4 Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust 13.9 Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Trust 15.1 Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Care NHS Trust 16.0 Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Healthcare NHS Trust 16.1 West Dorset General Hospitals NHS Trust 16.2 Burnley Healthcare NHS Trust 16.3 Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde Community Health Services NHS Trust 17.6 Mental Health Services of Salford NHS Trust 21.8 South Staffordshire Healthcare NHS Trust 26.0 Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust 31.6 Source:
Department of Health forms KH07 and KH07A