HC Deb 19 April 2004 vol 420 cc184-8W
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average number of patients on(a) inpatient and (b) day case waiting lists was in Crosby in each year since 1997; and what the percentage change was in each year. [164308]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The information is not collected on a constituency basis but at national health service trust level. This information is shown in the table.

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were waiting for cataract surgery in Crosby for more than(a) three, (b) six and (c) nine months in each year since 1997: and what the percentage change was in each case in each year. [164309]

In-patient elective waiting list for ophthalmology from 1996–97 to 2003–04
Patients waiting for admission by months

waiting

Percentage change
Year/Name Three months

and over

Six months

and over

Nine months

and over

Three months

and over

Six months

and over

Nine months

and over

1996–97
Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust 586 291 64
Southport and Formby NHS Trust 908 527 270
1997–98
Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust 572 217 46 -2 -25 -28
Southport and Formby NHS Trust 919 659 430 1 25 59
1998–99
Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust 608 359 177 6 65 285
Southport and Formby NHS Trust 637 345 111 -31 -48 -74
1999–2000
Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust 792 436 156 30 21 -12
Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust 627 360 147 -2 4 32
2000–01
Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust 555 274 56 -30 -37 -64
Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust 695 322 137 11 -11 -7
2001–02
Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust 350 162 25 -37 -41 -55
Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust 630 358 135 -9 11 -1
2002–03
Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust 262 71 8 -25 -56 -68
Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust 615 328 76 -2 -8 -44
2003–04
Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust 140 27 0 -47 -62 -100
Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust 199 24 0 -68 -93 -100
Notes:
1. Southport and Formby NHS Trust (REQ) and West Lancashire NHS Trust (RJV) merged to form Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals NHS Trust (RVY).
2. West Lancashire NHS Trust had no reported data for ophthalmology.
Source:
Department of Health form KH07.

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the performance of health authorities in Crosby in meeting out-patient access targets since 1997. [164310]

Waiting times for first out-patient appointment, March 1997 to December 2003 GP written referral requests not yet seen, who have been

waiting (weeks)

Aintree Hospitals

NHS Trust (REM)

Southport and Formby

Hospitals Services

NHS Trust (REQ)

West Lancashire

NHS Trust (RJV)

Southport and

Ormskirk Hospital

NHS Trust (RVY)

Quarter 13 to < 26 26 > 13 to < 26 26 > 13 to < 26 26 > 13 to < 26 26 >
March 1997 1,266 49 840 0 426 222
June 1997 1,162 53 1,736 4 404 180
September 1997 1,151 102 976 0 558 215
December 1997 1,499 124 1,248 1 656 201
March 1998 1,607 173 1,215 39 577 288
June 1998 1,554 198 1,137 303 835 275
September 1998 2,062 118 1,303 378 1,030 312
December 1998 2,330 238 1,178 392 1,035 350
March 1999 2,237 557 805 434 662 417
June 1999 2,151 1,183 1,465 848
September 1999 2,062 1,340 1,712 435
December 1999 2,146 1,421 1,757 481
March 2000 1,450 1,346 2,088 24
June 2000 2,352 1,413 2,459 82

Miss Melanie Johnson

The information is not collected on a constituency basis but at national health service trust level. This information is shown in the table.

Miss Melanie Johnson

The information is not collected on a constituency basis but as National Health Service trust level. This information is shown in the table.

Waiting times for first out-patient appointment, March 1997 to December 2003 GP written referral requests not yet seen, who have been

waiting (weeks)

Aintree Hospitals

NHS Trust (REM)

Southport and Formby

Hospitals Services

NHS Trust (REQ)

West Lancashire

NHS Trust (RJV)

Southport and

Ormskirk Hospital

NHS Trust (RVY)

Quarter 13 to < 26 26 > 13 to < 26 26 > 13 to < 26 26 > 13 to < 26 26 >
September 2000 2,167 1,257 1,887 21
December 2000 1,101 1,059 1,671 36
March 2001 971 977 1,198 310
June 2001 920 833 1,948 611
September 2001 1,056 355 1,867 318
December 2001 1,022 245 1,326 112
March 2002 966 0 822 0

13 to < 17 17 to < 21 21 to < 26 26 >
Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust (REM)
June 2002 459 218 14 0
September 2002 628 96 26 0
December 2002 468 34 1 0
March 2003 326 111 0 0
June 2003 567 213 0 0
September 2003 646 165 0 0
December 2003 344 0 0 0
Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust (RVY)
June 2002 808 280 51 0
September 2002 701 248 59 0
December 2002 604 119 2 0
March 2003 416 109 0 0
June 2003 627 68 0 0
September 2003 636 103 0 0
December 2003 431 0 0 0
Note:
Southport and Formby Hospitals Services NHS Trust and West Lancashire NHS Trust merged to form Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals NHS Trust.
< less than and > more than

QM08 return revised to give smaller timebands

Source:
Department of Health form QM08.

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients in Crosby(a) were admitted, treated and discharged within four hours of arrival in accident and emergency departments and (b) had four to 12 hour trolley waits, in each year since 1997. [164357]

Miss Melanie Johnson

Information is not collected on a constituency basis but at national health service trust level. This information is shown in the following table.

Total time spent in A&E from arrival to admission, transfer or

discharge, Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust (REM)

Major A&E (Type 1 only) All A&E/MIU/WIC

Type 1, 2, 3)

Quarter Total

attendances

Percentage

of patients

who spent

less than 4

hours in A&E

Total

attendances

Percentage

of patients

who spent

less than 4

hours in A&E

2002–03 2 19,630 52
2002–03 3 18,931 59
2002–03 4 18,360 75.4
2003–04 1 20,106 77.4 20,106 77.4
2003–04 2 21,348 90.8 21,348 90.8
2003–04 3 19,016 85.0 19,016 85.0
Source:
Department of Health dataset QMAE

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) cancelled urgent operations and (b) last minute cancelled operations there were in Crosby in each year since 1997. [164358]

Miss Melanie Johnson

Data are not collected on the number of cancelled urgent operations. However, quarterly data are collected on the number of operations cancelled by the hospital for non-clinical reasons.

Cancelled operations data are collected nationally and by National Health Service Trust and strategic health authority level. This information is available in the Library and on the Department's website at www.performance.doh.gov.uk/hospitalactivity

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of(a) ambulance emergency responses were within eight minutes and (b) urgent ambulance responses to general practitioners requests were within 15 minutes in Crosby in each year since 1997. [164359]

Miss Melanie Johnson

Data are collected for ambulance trusts from 1998 when each ambulance service introduced call prioritisation. The information requested is available in the Library and can be found on the Department's website at www.publications.doh.gov.uk/public/sb0313.htm.