§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in England have been waiting(a) up to 12, (b) between 12 and 15 and (c) between 15 and 18 months for in-patient treatment in each of the last 12 months. [97841]
§ Mr. HuttonThe table shows the number of patients awaiting elective inpatient admission by the time-bands requested.
Patients waiting for elective admission: position at month end (responsible population based) Patients waiting for admission by months waiting Month Less than 12 months 12–14 months 15–17 months January 2002 1,014,841 26,400 3,156 February 2002 1,010,704 23,873 1,942 March 2002 999,735 21,645 224 June 2002 1.016,516 20,425 23 July 2002 1,019,403 18,899 12 August 2002 1,021,189 18,202 10 September 2002 1,014,355 16,669 14 October 2002 1,016,895 15,490 9 November 2002 1,012,623 12,509 6 December 2002 1,027,564 10,897 5 Note:
Data for April and May 2002 was not published due to data quality issues post Shifting the Balance of Power.Source: Department of Health form QF01 and monthly monitoring
§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in Greater London have been waiting(a) up to six months, (b) between six and 12 months, (c) between 12 and 15 months and (d) between 15 and 18 months for hospital treatment in each month since October 2001. [97823]
§ Mr. HuttonThe information requested is shown in the table.
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Patients waiting for elective admission within London DHSC area: Position at month end (responsible population based) Patients waiting for admission by months waiting Month Less than 6 months 6–11 months 12–14 months 15–17 months 0–6 6–12 12–15 15–18 October 2001 98,224 30,077 5,948 1,693 November 2001 99,522 29,220 5,306 772 December 2001 100,508 31,906 5,124 733 January 2002 100,896 32,660 4,700 484 February 2002 103,218 31,431 4,523 252 March 2002 103,720 31,045 4,403 0 June 2002 105,236 31,674 4,288 0 July 2002 106,274 31,028 3,774 1 August 2002 105,497 32,081 3,683 0 September 2002 105,208 32,129 3,411 2
Patients waiting for elective admission within London DHSC area: Position at month end (responsible population based) Patients waiting for admission by months waiting Month Less than 6 months 6–11 months 12–14 months 15–17 months October 2002 105,034 31,356 3,195 7 November 2002 106,214 29,106 2,447 5 December 2002 107,602 30,012 2,054 3 Note:
Data for April and May 2002 was not published due to data quality issues post Shifting the Balance of Power.
Source:
Department of Health form QF01 and monthly monitoring