HC Deb 09 June 2004 vol 422 cc398-401W
Mrs. Humble

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what changes there have been to NHS waiting list times in the last seven years for residents of Blackpool, North and Fleetwood. [175336]

Miss Melanie Johnson

Information on waiting times for the national health service organisations which serve Blackpool, North and Fleetwood constituency are shown in the tables.

Out-patient waiting lists by provider-Preston area
GP referral to consultant waiting list in weeks
Name Not seen 13 to 25 Not seen 26 plus
1999–2000 Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 1,039 284
1999–2000 Chorley and South Ribble NHS Trust 855 187
2000–01 Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 1,904 287
2001–02 Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 1,653
Source:
Department of Health QM08

Not seen Not seen Not seen Not seen
Date Name 13–17 17–21 21–26 26+
March 2003 Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 819 157 0 0
March 2004 Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 686 0 0 0
Note:
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust was established 1 August 2002 from the acute services of Chorley and South Ribble NHS Trust and Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. For 2001 and 2002, data for both trusts was reported under Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

In-patient waiting lists by provider-Blackpool area
Patients waiting, for admission by month waiting
Name Total 0–21 3–51 6–81 9–111 12–141 15–171 18 +1
1996–97 Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Community Health Services NHS Trust 36 33 3 0 0 0 0 0
1996–97 Blackpool Victoria Hospital NHS Trust 8,393 4,764 1,986 1,025 493 108 14 3
1997–98 Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Community Health Services 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997–98 Blackpool Victoria Hospital NHS Trust 9,866 5,428 2,109 1,341 673 228 87 0
1998–99 Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Community Health Services NHS Trust 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998–99 Blackpool Victoria Hospital NHS Trust 8,290 5,135 1,793 803 336 148 75 0
1999–2000 Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Community Health Services NHS Trust 13 12 1 0 0 0 0 0
1999–2000 Blackpool Victoria Hospital NHS Trust 8,134 4,851 1,756 816 399 194 118 0
2000–01 Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Community Health Services NHS Trust 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000–01 Blackpool Victoria Hospital NHS Trust 7,791 4,561 1,896 825 361 112 36 0
2001–02 Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Community Health Services NHS Trust 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001–02 Blackpool Victoria Hospital NHS Trust 7,772 3,913 1,975 1,088 607 189 0 0
2002–03 Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Trust 7,306 4,091 1,841 967 407 0 0 0
2003–04 Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Trust 6,853 4,296 1,844 713 0 0 0 0
Not seen
Source:
Department of Health KHO7

Out-patient waiting lists by provider-Blackpool area
GP referral to consultant waitinglist

in weeks
Name Not seen 13 to 25 Not seen 26 plus
1996–97 Blackpool Victoria Hospital NHS Trust 1,414 0
1997–98 Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Community Health Services NHS Trust 86 0
1997–98 Blackpool Victoria Hospital NHS Trust 254 259
1998–99 Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Community Health Services NHS Trust 82 0
1998–99 Blackpool Victoria Hospital NHS Trust 853 185
1999–2000 Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Community Health Services NHS Trust 4 0
1999–2000 Blackpool Victoria Hospital NHS Trust 695 238
2000–01 Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Community Health Services NHS Trust 37 0
2000–01 Blackpool Victoria Hospital NHS Trust 743 199
2001–02 Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Community Health Services NHS Trust 50 0
2001–02 Blackpool Victoria Hospital NHS Trust 701 0
Source:
Department of Health QM08

Not seen Not seen Not seen Not seen
Name 13 to 17 17 to 21 21 to 26 26 plus
2002–03 Blackpool PCT 13 7 0 0
2002–03 Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Trust 478 198 0 0
2003–04 Blackpool PCT 4 0 0 0
2003–04 Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Trust 185 0 0 0
Note:
Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Trust was formed from the merger of Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Community Health Services NHS Trust and Blackpool Victoria Hospital NHS Trust in April 2002