HC Deb 13 September 2004 vol 424 cc1470-1W
Mr. Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were waiting for an operation in an NHS hospital in the London borough of Havering in(a) July 1997 and (b) July 2004; and what the figures are for all other London boroughs. [187729]

Mr. Hutton

The information requested is not collected by borough. However, the table shows the number of people waiting by strategic health authority (SHA) area.

In-patient waiting list in June 1997–98 and 2004–05
SHA code Name 1997–98 2004–05
Q04 North West London 44,199 27,516
Q05 North Central London 43,523 30,483
Q06 North East London 41,538 26,913
Q07 South East London 41,632 27,088
Q08 South West London 31,892 20,523
Source:
Department of Health form KH07.

Helen Southworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the changes have been to waiting lists at Warrington hospital in each of the last seven years for which information is available. [183658]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The information requested is shown in the tables.

Inpatient commissioner waiting list information for the primary care trust (PCT) and health authority (HA) covering the Warrington area
Patients waiting for admission by month waiting
Month ending March Year Quarter Name Specialty name Total waiting 0–2 3–5 6–8 9–11
Health authority
1997 1996–97 4 North Cheshire HA All specialties 8,923 4,858 2,082 1,109 798
1998 1997–98 4 North Cheshire HA All specialties 10,484 4,889 2,371 1.447 1.140
1999 1998–99 4 North Cheshire HA All specialties 9,426 4,281 2,119 1,377 993
2000 1999–2000 4 North Cheshire HA All specialties 8,602 3,574 1,857 1,383 936
2001 2000–01 4 North Cheshire HA All specialties 8,911 3,907 1,928 1.395 902
2002 2001–02 4 North Cheshire HA All specialties 8.546 3,831 1,991 1.366 965
Primary care trust
2003 2002–03 4 Warrington PCT All specialties 4,803 2,098 1.348 902 455
2004 2003–04 4 Warrington PCT All specialties 4,221 2,509 1,277 435 0

Patents waiting for admission by month waiting
Month ending March Year Quarter Name Specialty name 12–14 15–17 18–20 21–23
Health authority
1997 1996–97 4 North Cheshire HA All specialties 75 0 0 1
1998 1997–98 4 North Cheshire HA All specialties 484 153 0 0
1999 1998–99 4 North Cheshire HA All specialties 512 144 0 0
2000 1999–2000 4 North Cheshire HA All specialties 639 213 0 0
2001 2000–01 4 North Cheshire HA All specialties 573 206 0 0
2002 2001–02 4 North Cheshire HA All specialties 393 0 0 0
Primary care trust
2003 2002–03 4 Warrington PCT All specialties 0 0 0 0
2004 2003–04 4 Warrington PCT All specialties 0 0 0 0
Note:
PCT's were not formed until April 2002
Source:
Department of Health QF01