§ Mr. StringerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on NHS waiting times for heart surgery in Manchester, Blackley. [175013]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonIn June 1998, the earliest data available, 19 people waited between nine and 11 months and 23 people were waiting 12 months or more for heart surgery in the former Manchester health authority area. In March 2004, no patient waited over nine months for heart surgery in the North Manchester Primary Care Trust area.