HC Deb 17 July 2002 vol 389 cc421-2W
Mr. Paul Marsden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many medical oncology patients were waiting for elective admission for(a) ordinary and (b) day cases in each (i) quarter and (ii) year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [67869]

Ms Blears

The table shows the number of medical oncology patients waiting for elective ordinary admission and day cases. Quarterly data is available only for the final quarter of the financial year 1997–98.

>Patients waiting for elective admission: Medical oncology specialty Position at end of quarter: NHS Trusts, England
Quarter end Ordinary admissions Day case admissions
March 1997 281 105
March 1998 300 175
June 1998 260 174
September 1998 290 165
December 1998 277 158
March 1999 131 66
lune 1999 115 80
September 1999 108 54
December 1999 85 48
March 2000 122 77
June 2000 92 59
September 2000 63 19
December 2000 88 32
March 2001 53 35
June 20011 65 70
September 20011 74 79
December 20011 66 68`
March 20021 69 61
1 The data does not include results from Leicester NHS Trust due to the Trust recording clinical oncology data against the medical oncology specialty.

Source:

Department of Health form KHO7