§ Mr. BentonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many residents in Bootle awaiting heart surgery have had the option of choosing an alternative hospital for quicker treatment in the last 12 months. [169263]
Selected Trusts in Crosby area: Counts of finished admission episodes (valid waiting list and booked cases) by time waited grouping— NHS hospitals, 1997–98 to 2002–03
Time waited grouping 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 0 to 3 months 38,836 35,102 36,452 37,931 35,230 34,472 more than 3 to 6 months 4,618 5,478 5,672 5,740 5,723 5,652 more than 6 to 9 months 2,384 2,896 2,414 2,778 3,174 2,597 more than 9 to 12 months 1,685 1,918 1,947 2,353 2,033 2,607 more than 12 months 2,753 3,377 2,990 2,636 2,235 1,749 Total admissions 50,276 48,771 49,475 51,438 48,395 47,077
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Selected Trusts in Crosby area: Counts of finished admission episodes (valid waiting list and booked cases) for aggregated time waited groupings—NHS hospitals, 1997–98 to 2002–03
Time waited grouping 1997––98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 0 to 3 months 38,836 35,102 36,452 37,931 35,230 34,472 more than 3 months 11,440 13,669 13,023 13,507 13,165 12,605 more than 6 months 6,822 8,191 7,351 7,767 7,442 6,953
§ Mr. HuttonThe information requested is not held centrally.
§ Mr. BentonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of suspected cancer patients in Bootle saw an NHS consultant within two weeks in each of the last seven years. [169265]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonInformation from 2000–01, the earliest available, is shown in the table. BOOTLE—Waiting times for first consultant outpatient appointment for suspected cancer following urgent GP referral.
Seen within two weeks Quarter NHS Trust Percentage Number 2000–01 4 Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust 100 665 2001–02 1 Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust 100 683 2001–02 2 Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust 100 712 2001–02 3 Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust 100 878 2001–02 4 Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust 100 795 2002–03 1 Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust 100 916 2002–03 2 Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust 100 992 2002–03 3 Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust 100 1066 2002–03 4 Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust 100 1019 2003–04 1 Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust 100 1094 2003–04 2 Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust 100 1150 2003–04 3 Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust 100 1151 Source: Department of Health form QMCW.
§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many inpatients in Crosby had to wait more than(a) three, (b) six, (c) nine and (d) 12 months for treatment in each year since 1997; and what the percentage change in each year was in each case. [164307]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information is not collected on a constituency basis but at national health service trust level. This information is shown in the tables.
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Selected Trust in Crosby area: Counts of finished admission episodes (valid waiting list and booked cases) for aggregated time waited groupings—NHS hospitals, 1997–98 to 2002–03
Time waited grouping 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 more than 9 months 4,438 5,295 4,937 4,989 4,268 4,356 more than 12 months 2,753 3,377 2,990 2,636 2,235 1,749 Total admissions 50,276 48,771 49,475 51,438 48,395 47,077
Selected Trust in Crosby area: Counts of finished admission episodes (valid waiting list and booked cases) for aggregated time waited groupings—NHS hospitals, 1997–98 to 2002–03
Time waited grouping 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 0 to 3 months −9.6 3.8 4.1 −7.1 −2.2 more than 3 months 19.5 −4.7 3.7 −2.5 −4.3 more than 6 months 20.1 −10.3 5.7 −4.2 −6.6 more than 9 months 19.3 −6.8 1.1 −14.5 2.1 more than 12 months 22.7 −11.5 −11.8 −15.2 −21.7 Notes: 1. A finished admission episode is the first period of in-patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. Please note that admissions do not represent the number of in-patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year. 2. Figures are grossed for coverage, except for 2001–02 and 2002–03, which are not yet adjusted for shortfalls. 3. Time waited statistics from Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) 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 the admission and decision to admit dates. Unlike published waiting list statistics, this is not adjusted for self-deferrals or periods of medical/social suspension. 4. Trusts in Crosby Area: REM Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust REQ Southport and Formby Hospitals NHS Trust RJV West Lancashire NHS Trust RVY Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust. 5. Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust was created on 1 April 1999 from Southport and Formby Hospitals NHS Trust and part of West Lancashire NHS Trust. The figures for West Lancashire NHS Trust for 1997–98 and 1998–99 are for the whole trust. It is not possible to identify the proportion of this figure attributable to Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust. Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Department of Health
§ Mr. Neil TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of suspected cancer patients in Wigan saw an NHS consultant within two weeks in each of the last seven years. [169348]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonInformation from 2000–01, the earliest available, is shown in the following table.
Waiting times for first consultant outpatient appointment for suspected cancer following urgent GP referral.
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Seen within two weeks Quarter NHS Trust Percentage Number 2000–01 4 Wigan and Leigh Health Services NHS Trust 100 146 2001–02 1 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust 100 214 2001–02 2 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust 100 232 2001–02 3 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust 100 304 2001–02 4 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust 100 346 2002–03 1 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust 100 306 2002–03 2 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust 100 337 2002–03 3 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust 100 353 2002–03 4 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust 100 337 2003–04 1 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust 100 396 2003–04 2 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust 100 393
Seen within two weeks Quarter NHS Trust Percentage Number 2003–04 3 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust 100 447 Source: Department of Health form QMCW.
§ Mr. Neil TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on NHS waiting times for heart surgery in Wigan. [169349]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonIn February 2004, no patient waited more than nine months for heart surgery at The Central Manchester and Manchester Children's Hospital National Health Service Trust or the South Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust.
§ Mr. Neil TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of women in Wigan with suspected breast cancer saw a specialist within two weeks in each of the last five years. [169352]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested is shown in the following table.
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Waiting times for first consultant outpatient appointment for suspected breast cancer following urgent GP referral Seen within 2 weeks Quarter NHS Trust Percentage Number 1999–2000 1 Wigan and Leigh Health Services NHS Trust 100 19 1999–2000 2 Wigan and Leigh Health Services NHS Trust 100 31
Waiting times for first consultant outpatient appointment for suspected breast cancer following urgent GP referral Seen within 2 weeks Quarter NHS Trust Percentage Number 1999–2000 3 Wigan and Leigh Health Services NHS Trust 100 53 1999–2000 4 Wigan and Leigh Health Services NHS Trust 100 59 2000–2001 1 Wigan and Leigh Health Services NHS Trust 100 48 2000–2001 2 Wigan and Leigh Health Services NHS Trust 100 68 2000–2001 3 Wigan and Leigh Health Services NHS Trust 100 80 2000–2001 4 Wigan and Leigh Health Services NHS Trust 100 71 2001–2002 1 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust 100 89 2001–2002 2 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust 100 93 2001–2002 3 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust 100 93 2001–2002 4 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust 100 106 2002–03 1 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust 100 107 2002–2003 2 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust 100 88 2002–2003 3 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust 100 120 2002–2003 4 Wrightington. Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust 100 88 2003–2004 1 Wrightington. Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust 100 93 2003–2004 2 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust 100 98 2003–2004 3 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust 100 110 Source: DH form QMCW.