HC Deb 22 March 2004 vol 419 cc595-7W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of women in Buckingham with suspected breast cancer saw a specialist within two weeks in each of the last seven years. [161566]

Ms Rosie Winterton

The information requested is shown in the table. However, data are only available from 1999–2000.

Waiting times for patients referred urgently by their GP with suspected breast cancer to first out-patient appointment: NHS Trusts in Buckinghamshire
Quarter/NHS Trust Percentage of patients seen in two weeks Total Patients seen Patient seen in two weeks
1999–2000
Quarter 1
Milton Keynes General NHS Trust 94 49 46
South Buckinghamshire NHS Trust 96 82 79
stoke Mandeville Hospital NHS Trust 100 61 61
Quarter 2
Milton Keynes General NHS Trust 100 25 25
South Buckinghamshire NHS Trust 94 87 82
stoke Mandeville Hospital NHS Trust 100 51 51
Quarter 3
Milton Keynes General NHS Trust 100 49 49
South Buckinghamshire NHS Trust 95 100 95
Stoke Mandeville Hospital NHS Trust 100 68 68
Quarter4
Milton Keynes General NHS Trust 100 41 41
South Buckinghamshire NHS Trust 93 97 90
Stoke Mandeville Hospital NHS Trust 98 117 115
2000–01
Quarter 1
Milton Keynes General NHS Trust 97 59 57
South Buckinghamshire NHS Trust 94 108 101
Stoke Mandeville Hospital NHS Trust 100 90 90
Quarter 2
Milton Keynes General NHS Trust 92 59 54
South Buckinghamshire NHS Trust 94 83 78
Stoke Mandeville Hospital NHS Trust 99 93 92
Quarter3
Milton Keynes General NHS Trust 90 79 71
South Buckinghamshire NHS Trust 98 85 83
Stoke Mandeville Hospital NHS Trust 99 121 120
Quarter4
Milton Keynes General NHS Trust 92 53 49
South Buckinghamshire NHS Trust 99 113 112
Stoke Mandeville Hospital NHS Trust 100 101 101
2001–02
Quarter 1
Milton Keynes General NHS Trust 100 78 78
South Buckinghamshire NHS Trust 89 102 91
Stoke Mandeville Hospital NHS Trust 96 121 116
Quarter2
Milton Keynes General NHS Trust 100 51 51
South Buckinghamshire NHS Trust 65 112 73
Stoke Mandeville Hospital NHS Trust 98 91 89
Quarter3
Milton keynes General NHS Trust 100 96 96
South Buckinghamshire NHS Trust 99 106 105
Stoke Mandeville Hospital NHS Trust 94 124 116
Quarter4
Milton keynes General NHS Trust 100 78 78
South Buckinghamshire NHS Trust 100 94 94
Stoke Mandeville Hospital NHS Trust 100 96 96
2002–03
Quarter 1
Milton Keynes General NHS Trust 94 93 87
South Buckinghamshire NHS Trust 95 103 98
Stoke Mandevile Hospital NHS Trust 100 114 114
Waiting times for patients referred urgently by their Gp with suspected breast cancer to first out-patient appointment: NHS Trusts in Buckinghamshire
Quarter/NHS Trust percentage of patients seen in two weeks Total patients seen patients seen in two weeks
Quarter 2
Milton Keynes General NHS Trust 96 80 77
South Buckinghamshire NHS Trust 100 106 106
Stoke Mandeville Hospital NHS Trust 100 116 116
Quarter 3
Milton Keynes General NHS Trust 97 93 90
South Buckinghamshire NHS Trust 100 124 124
Stoke Mandeville Hospital NHS Trust 100 126 126
Quarter 4
Milton Keynes General NHS Trust 100 72 72
South Buckinghamshire NHS Trust 98 124 122
stoke Mandeville Hospital NHS Trust 100 124 124
2003–04
Quarter 1
Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust 100 236 235
Milton Keynes General NHS Trust 100 67 67
Quarter 2
Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust 99 263 261
Milton Keynes General NHS Trust 100 80 80

Number of prescription items of Oestrogens and HRT drugs that were dispensed in the community in England, 1997–2002
thousands
Number of Prescription items
Chemical Entity 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Estradiol 1,139.6 1,164.7 1,176.4 1,186.4 1,202.6 1,167.1
Estradiol and Estriol 0.0 0.0
Estradiol and Estriol with progestogen 166.7 142.0 118.8 101.6 86.3 69.8
Estradiol Valerate 244.2 258.5 271.7 282.7 291.4 283.2
Estradiol with Cyproterone Acetate 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Estradiol with Progestogen 1,228.8 1,337.4 1,426.5 1,552.3 1,638.5 1,597.3
Estradiol, Estriol and Estrone 76.1 76.4 69.9 68.4 68.2 63.6
Estriol 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.1
Estropipate 63.7 58.9 56.4 52.0 46.6 39.6
Estropipate with Progestogen 3.4 3.0 0.9 0.0 0.0
Esthinylestradiol 36.2 32.3 30.2 28.1 26.5 23.9
Mestranol With Progestogen 16.2 13.7 7.3 0.1 0.0
Oestrogens Conjugated 1,120.5 1,101.0 1,091.5 1,080.9 1,058.5 976.3
oestrogens Conjugated with Progestogen 1,409.2 1,392.6 1,355.8 1,317.5 1,269.8 1,113.3
Oestrogens Esterified With Androgen 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
other Preparations 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Raloxifene Hydrochloride 4.1 43.4 79.9 119.0 160.7
Tibolone 334.3 349.0 387.5 425.4 454.3 464.2
Total for Oestrogens and HRT 5,840.8 5,935.6 6,038.2 6,177.5 6,263.8 5,961.0

Notes:

1. Oestrogens and HRT are defined as those drugs within the British National Formulary (BNF) paragraph 6.4.1.1.

2. The data are from the Prescription Cost Analysis system and cover all prescription items dispensed in the community in England.

Information on items dispensed in hospitals or private prescriptions is not available.

3."—" indicates non data. 0.0 indicates less than 50 items were dispensed.

source: Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) data from the Prescription Pricing Authority (PPA)

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