§ Lord Roberts of Conwyasked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will publish a comparative table showing hospital waiting lists in England and Wales. [HL334]
§ Baroness Finlay of Llandaffasked Her Majesty's Government: Whether there is a difference in the definition of waiting lists and waiting times for specific specialities and services between England and Wales. [HL352]
§ Lord WarnerFor England waiting times information is collected from all National Health Service trusts and primary care trusts where these organisations provide either a consultant-led inpatient service or a consultant-led outpatient service or both. The information is collected at specialty level and covers waits for elective inpatient admission and first consultant outpatient appointment following general practitioner or general dental practitioner referral. The information is also collected on a commissioner basis and primary care trusts submit specialty level data on patients waiting for services for which they have commissioned.
Waiting lists for England are published by English commissioners and providers on the following website www.doh.gov.uk/waitingtimes. Welsh waiting lists are a devolved matter for the National Assembly for Wales.