§ Mr. BorrowTo 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 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 South Ribble area.
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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 CunninghamTo 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 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 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.