§ Mr. MealeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS patients waited for more than 13 weeks for outpatient appointments within Nottinghamshire health authority areas in each year since 1997. [173526]
§ Dr. LadymanThe information requested is shown in the table.
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Number of outpatients waiting over 13 weeks from a general practitioner referral to consultant appointment, by provider, for the Nottinghamshire area National health service trust Number 1996–97 Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust 757 Central Nottinghamshire NHS Trust 0 Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, University Hospital NHS Trust 7,939 King's Mill Centre for Health Care Services NHS Trust 0 Nottingham Healthcare NHS Trust 401 1997–98 Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust 969 Central Nottinghamshire NHS Trust 325 Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, University Hospital NHS Trust 10,063 King's Mill Centre for Health Care Services NHS Trust 2,672 Nottingham Healthcare NHS Trust 88 1998–99 Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust 1,613 Central Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 104 Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, University Hospital NHS Trust 12,361 King's Mill Centre for Health Care Services NHS Trust 2,986 Nottingham Healthcare NHS Trust 3 1999–2000 Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust 1,129 Central Nottinghamshire NHS Trust 925 Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, University Hospital NHS Trust 6,738 King's Mill Centre for Health Care Services NHS Trust 2,164 Nottingham Healthcare NHS Trust 0 2000–01 Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust 577 Central Nottinghamshire NHS Trust 76 Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, University Hospital NHS Trust 4,923 King's Mill Centre for Health Care Services NHS Trust 1,364 Nottingham Healthcare NHS Trust 7 2001–02 Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust 624 Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, University Hospital NHS Trust 2,234 Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust1 23
Number of outpatients waiting over 13 weeks from a general practitioner referral to consultant appointment, by provider, for the Nottinghamshire area National health service trust Number Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust2 1,232 2002–03 Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust 211 Queens Medical Centre Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust 928 Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 7 Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust 896 2003–04 Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust 106 Queens Medical Centre Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust 284 Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 1 Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust 346 1 In April 2001 Nottingham Healthcare NHS Trust became Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. 2 In March 2001 the Central Nottinghamshire NHS Trust was abolished, and Newark Hospital from the Central Nottinghamshire NHS Trust was combined with the King's Mill Centre for Healthcare Services NHS Trust to form Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust. Source: Department of Health QM08