HC Deb 31 January 2002 vol 379 cc549-50W
Andrew Selous

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will give(a) the number and (b) the percentage of patients in Bedfordshire waiting over 12 months for in-patient treatment in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2001. [19737]

Ms Blears

[holding answer 3 December 2001]: The information requested is shown in the table.

Quarter 2
1997–98 2001–02
Total patients waiting for in-patient treatment 12.267 10,304
12+ waiters 641 779
Percentage of 12+ waiters 5.23 7.56

Source:

KH07 quarterly return/monthly returns

Mr. Hutton

The information requested is shown in the table.

Our current supply projections expect an increase of around 75 trained specialists to be available to take up consultant posts in neurology by 2005, an increase of 23 per cent.