§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on NHS waiting times for heart surgery in Crosby. [160431]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonIn March 1997 there were 138 people waiting nine months and 40 people waiting over 12 months for heart surgery at the Cardiothoracic Centre—Liverpool national health service trust. The latest available figures show that in January 2004 there were no people waiting nine months and over for surgery.