§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time was for patients admitted to Southend General Hospital Accident and Emergency Department to see a doctor in(a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000, (e) 2001 and (f) 2002. [130957]
§ Dr. LadymanInformation on average waiting times in accident and emergency departments is not collected centrally.
§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time was for patients admitted to Southend General Hospital Accident and Emergency Department to be admitted to a ward in each year since 1997. [130958]
§ Dr. LadymanThe information requested for the period from 2001–02 to the present is shown in the table. Prior to 2001–02, data were collected at health authority level.