§ Mr. HendrickTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of women in Preston with suspected breast cancer saw a specialist within two weeks in each of the last five years. [168102]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested is not collected on a constituency basis. The information shown in the table relates to the national health service organisations serving the Preston area.
Waiting times for first consultant out-patient appointment for suspected breast cancer following urgent GP referral Seen within 2 weeks NHS Trust Percentage Number 1999–2000 Chorley and South Ribble NHS Trust 94.5 52 2000–01 Chorley and South Ribble NHS Trust 100.0 169 2001–02 Chorley and South Ribble NHS Trust 100.0 240 2002–03 Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 100.0 238 2003–04 Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 100.0 279 Note: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals was established on 1 August 2002 from the acute services of Chorley and South Ribble NHS Trust and Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Source: DH form QMCW.