HC Deb 24 June 2002 vol 387 c724W
Mr. Hurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time for heart bypass operations for patients from Essex hospitals was in each year since 1995. [60542]

Mr. Lammy

Essex residents are treated mainly at two specialist out of county hospitals; St. Bartholomews and The London National Health Service Trust, and Papworth Hospital National Health Service Trust.

Annual figures are not available.

Over the last three years for St. Bartholomews and The London NHS Trust the latest available average waiting time information for these operations is 6.62 months

Over the last two years for Papworth hospital NHS trust the latest available average waiting time information for these operations is 4.48 months.

Source:

Essex Health Authority Monthly Performance Returns

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