§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of patients with suspected cancer in Burnley saw an NHS consultant within two weeks in each of the last seven years. [167943]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested is not collected on a constituency basis. Information from 2000–01, the earliest available, is shown in the table and relates to the national health service organisations serving the Burnley area.
Waiting times for first consultant out-patient appointment for suspected cancer following urgent GP referral Seen within 2 weeks NHS Trust Percentage Number 2000–01 Blackburn Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Care NHS Trust 100.0 175 2000–01 Burnley Healthcare NHS Trust 100.0 173 2001–02 Blackburn Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Care NHS Trust 100.0 229 2001–02 Burnley Healthcare NHS Trust 100.0 262 2002–03 Blackburn Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Care NHS Trust 99.6 246 2002–03 Burnley Healthcare NHS Trust 100.0 317 2003–04 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust 100.0 688 Note: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust was formed from the merger of Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Care NHS Trust and Burnley Healthcare NHS Trust on 1 April 2003 Source: DH form QMCW.