§ Martin LintonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of patients in the Battersea constituency were offered appointment with a general practitioner within 48 hours in each year since September 2001. [168856]
§ Mr. HuttonInformation on the percentage of patients in the Battersea constituency offered an appointment to see a general practitioner within 48 hours is not collected. Information is provided by Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Health Authority1470W (September 2001 and March 2002) and Wandsworth Primary Care Trust, which was established on 1 April 2002, and includes patients from the Battersea area.
Percentage Organisation September 2001 March 2002 March 2003 February 2004 Wandsworth PCT 85.0 100.0 Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth HA 182.5 178.4 England 180.1 174.6 88.2 97.0 1 Data collected between September 2001 and March 2002 are based on percentage practices not patients and are not strictly comparable but are included here for completeness.