§ Alistair BurtTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the length of the waiting list for orthopaedic surgery 501W in the (a) Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Trust area, (b) the Bedfordshire Hospital NHS Trust area, (c) the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust area and (d) the Addenbrookes NHS Trust area (i) is now and (ii) was in each of the preceding five years. [89338]
§ Mr. HuttonThe table shows the requested national health service trusts in-patient waiting list size for specialty Trauma and Orthopaedics from the end of June (Q1) 2002 to the end of September (Q2) 2002.
Total number of patients waiting for an in-patient admission in specialty Trauma and Orthopaedics End of June (Q1) End of September Name of Trust 2002 (Q2) 2002 Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Trust 1.305 1,345 Bedford Hospital NHS Trust 1,107 1,141 The East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust 2,413 2,403 Addenbrooke's NHS Trust 1,645 1,476 Source:
Department of Health form KHO7
(See also: www.doh.qov.ukiwaitinqtimes)