§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in West Sussex are waiting for cataract surgery, broken down by hospital trust. [83322]
§ Ms BlearsThe information requested is shown in the table.
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Number of patients waiting for specialty ophalmology in Surrey & Sussex Strategic Health Authority, by National Health Service Trust Trust Total waiting list Less than 3 months 3 to 6 months 6 to 9 months 9 to 12 months 12 to 15 months Over 15 months Worthing & Southlands 1,740 529 476 366 240 129 0 Surrey & Sussex Healthcare 1,110 592 424 89 5 0 0 Brighton & Sussex University 1,584 693 517 308 56 10 0 Royal West Sussex — — — — — — — Notes:
1. Figures as at end of September 2002.
2. Information is only available for the wider ophalmology specialty.
3. Information is provided for those trusts in or providing services for West Sussex residents.
4. No figures are held for opthalmology at the Royal West Sussex NHS Trust.
Source:
DH Return KH07