§ Mr. StevensonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were treated at the North Staffordshire Hospital in each year since 1997. [143873]
§ Dr. LadymanThe table shows the number of finished in-year admissions at University Hospital of North Staffordshire National Health Service Trust (formerly North Staffordshire Hospital NHS Trust) each year from 1997–98 to 2002–03.
Admissions 1997–98 101,642 1998–99 106,355 1999–2000 122,241 2000–01 121,978 2001–02 113,621 2002–03 135,665 Notes:
Admissions
Admissions are defined as the first period of in-patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. Please note that admissions do not represent the number of in-patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year.
Grossing
Figures have not (yet) been adjusted for shortfalls in data (i.e. the data are ungrossed).
Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Department of Health.
§ Mr. StevensonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time for a first consultant appointment was in Stoke-on-Trent for each year since 1997. [143874]
§ Dr. LadymanThe table shows the average (median) waiting times for first consultant out-patient appointment following general practitioner/general dental practitioner referral for University Hospital of North Staffordshire National Health Service Trust (formerly North Staffordshire Hospital NHS Trust) and North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust.
Median waiting time (weeks) 1995–96 9.22 1996–97 8.60 1997–98 9.05 1998–99 9.16 1999–2000 9.20 2000–01 8.94 2001–02 10.14 2002–03 8.81 Source:
Department of Health form QM08
§ Mr. StevensonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the clinical areas where the NHS in Stoke-on-Trent has longer(a) waiting lists and (b) waiting times than the English average. [143875]
§ Dr. LadymanThe table shows the number of patients, per 10,000 head of population, waiting for elective in-patient admission.
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Specialty England North Stoke PCT and South Stoke PCT Trauma and orthopaedics 51.25 63.58 Anaesthetics 0.96 1.37 Medical oncology 0.04 0.04 Mental illness 0.02 0.93 Note:
Position at 30 September 2003.
Source:
Department of Health form QF01.
The table shows the average (median) waiting times (in months) for elective in-patient admission.
Specialty England North Stoke PCT and South Stoke PCT General surgery 2.56 4.02 Trauma and orthopaedics 3.52 4.16 Ophthalmology 2.87 3.06 Anaesthetics 2.25 3.19 Cardiology 2.47 2.83 Mental illness 1.64 1.71 All specialties 2.71 3.15 Note:
Position at 30 September 2003.
Source:
Department of Health form QF01.