§ Helen JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time was. for heart surgery in Warrington hospital(a) in 1997 and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available. [172847]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonIn June 1998, earliest data available, eight people waited between nine and 11 months, and six people were waiting 12 months or more for heart surgery in the former North Cheshire Health Authority area. In March 2004 there was no one waiting over nine months for heart surgery in the Warrington Primary Care Trust area.
Mean, median waiting time and number of admissions for finished in-year admissions for elective (waiting time and booked) with
main operative procedure K01-K71, national health service
hospitals, England 1997–98 and 2002–03
K01-K71 heart operative
procedures
PCT of responsibility 1997–98 2002–03 5J2 Warrington PCT Mean waiting time (in-year finished admissions) 58 114 Median waiting time (in-year finished admission) 23 84 Number of in-year finished admissions 362 538 Notes: Time Waited Time waited statistics from Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) are not the same as the published waiting list statistics. HES provides counts and time waited for all patients admitted to hospital within a given period whereas the published waiting list statistics count those waiting for treatment on a specific date and how long they have been on the waiting list. Also, HES calculates the time waited as the difference between the admission and decision to admit dates. Unlike published waiting list statistics, this is not adjusted for self-deferrals or periods of medical social suspension. Main Operation The main operation is the first recorded operation in the HES data set and is usually the most resource intensive procedure performed during the episode. It is appropriate to use main operation when
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