§ Mr. LaxtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of patients with suspected cancer in Derby, North saw an NHS consultant within two weeks in each year between 1997 and 2003. [173740]
§ Dr. LadymanThe information requested is not available in the format requested. However, information from 1999 onwards for the organisations that service the Derby, North constituency is shown in the table.
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All Cancer waiting times, Southern Derbyshire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Urgent referrals received within 24 hours Total referrals seen during the year Number of patients seen during the year by a specialist within 14 days of the decision to refer by their general practitioner Number of patients seen during the year by a specialist after 14 days of the decision to refer by their general practitioner Percentage compliance with the two week standard 1999–2000 470 461 9 98.1 2000–01 1,336 1,306 30 97.8 2001–02 4,185 4,019 166 96.0 2002–03 5,300 5,212 88 98.3 2003–041 4,338 4,300 38 99.1 Note: 1 Only three quarters data is available for 2003–04. Date for quarter ended March 2004 will be published on 4 June 2004. Source: Department of Health form QMCW