§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time was in the(a) Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and (b) South East Hampshire Health Authority for treatment of breast cancer in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. [70999]
§ Ms BlearsAverage waiting times for treatment of breast cancer cannot be calculated from the data centrally collected.
Monitoring of the 1 month target from diagnosis to first definitive treatment for breast cancer began in January 2002. The first available data, therefore, is Quarter 4 of 2001–02, January—March 2002. The table below shows the performance against the 1 month target for Portsmouth Hospitals National Health Service Trust and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Trust. These NHS trusts were hosted by the former Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Health Authority. The Publication of Quarter 1 2002–03 data will be in September 2002.
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Performance against the 1 month target from diagnosis to treatment for breast cancer: Quarter 4 2001–02 NHS Trust Percentage of patients treated within 31 days Total patients treated Number of patients treated within 31 days Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust 98.5 67 66 Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Trust 100.0 31 31 Source:
Department of Health form QMCW.