§ Mr. Wiggin:To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have waited over 18 months for their operation. [141168]
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§ Mr. Hutton:As at 30 September 2003, there were nine patients waiting over 18 months for elective inpatient admission in England.
§ Mr. Woodward:To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the average waiting time for patients admitted to accident and emergency departments in hospitals in the St. Helens area to be admitted to a ward was in each year since 1992; [141479]
(2) what the average waiting time for patients admitted to accident and emergency departments in hospitals in the St. Helens area to see a doctor was in each year since 1992. [141480]
§ Miss Melanie Johnson:The information requested is not collected.
Information on the total time patients spend in accident and emergency departments from arrival to admission, transfer or discharge is collected each quarter from national health service trusts and is routinely published on the Department's website at http://www.doh.gov.uk/hospitalactivity/. Printed copies of the information are also available in the Library.