§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many sexually transmitted diseases were diagnosed in each year since 1997, broken down by(a) disease and (b) strategic health authority; and if he will make a statement. [169937]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonI refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for West Chelmsford (Mr. Burns) on 3 December 2003,Official Report, columns 80–82W, which provides the data requested broken down by disease.
The number of sexually transmitted infections diagnosed by strategic health authority between 1997 and 2002 is shown in the table.
waiting time was 15 months. The current maximum inpatient waiting time in 2004–05 is nine months, reducing to six montls by the end of 2005.
1 Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Department of Health.
Note:
Time waited statistics from Hospital Episode Statistics 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 admission and decision to admit dates. Unlike published waiting list statistics, this is not adjusted for self-deferrals or periods of medical/social suspension.