HC Deb 19 May 2004 vol 421 cc1015-6W
Mr. Borrow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of women in South Ribble with suspected breast cancer saw a specialist within two weeks in each of the last five years. [171668]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The information requested is not collected on a constituency basis. The information shown in the table relates to the national health service organisations serving the South Ribble area.

NHS Hospital and Community Health Services: Qualified occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists employed in the NHS in each Government office region and strategic health authority area in England as at 30 September in each year
Headcount
Occupational

therapists

Physiotherapists Speech and language

therapists

2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003
England total 14,749 15,391 16,885 17,922 5,960 6,243
A. North East
Total 726 756 953 1,004 320 344
Q10 County Durham and Tees Valley SHA 289 283 392 412 123 135
Waiting times for 1st 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 following a merger of the Chorley and South Ribble NHS Trust and Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Source:
DH form QMCW.

Tony Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of women in Workington constituency with suspected breast cancer saw a specialist within two weeks in each of the last five years. [170717]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The 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
Percentage Number
1999–2000 Carlisle Hospitals NHS Trust 92.9 236
2000–01 West Cumbria Health Care NHS Trust
2000–01 Carlisle Hospitals NHS Trust 83.3 244
2001–02 North Cumbria Acute NHS Trust 94.7 570
2002–03 North Cumbria Acute NHS Trust 89.0 699
2003–04 North Cumbria Acute NHS Trust 95.0 755
Note:
West Cumbria Health Care NHS Trust and Carlisle Hospitals NHS Trust merged to form North Cumbria Acute NHS Trust in April 2001.
Source:
Department of Health form QMCW.