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answer text: The Department collects the following waiting times information: Area Target Target date Referral to treatment Waiting time from GP referral to treatment 18 weeks December 2008 Waiting time for inpatient admission from decision to admit. 26 weeks December 2005 Waiting time from GP referral to first outpatient appointment 13 weeks December 2005 Waiting time for diagnostic tests Milestones towards referral to treatment target: 26 weeks for MRI/CT scans March 2006 13 weeks for all tests by March 2007 March 2007 Cancer waiting times Maximum one month wait from urgent GP referral to treatment guaranteed for children's and testicular cancers and acute leukaemia 2001 Maximum one month wait from diagnosis to treatment for breast cancer 2001 Maximum two month wait from urgent GP referral to treatment for breast cancer 2002 Maximum one month wait from diagnosis to treatment for all cancers 2005 Maximum two month wait from urgent GP referral to treatment for all cancers 2005 Accident and Emergency—total time spent in A&E from arrival to admission, transfer or discharge Number of patients spending less than four hours in A&E departments and the number of patients spending more than four hours in A&E departments. 98 per cent. of patients spending a maximum of four hours in A&E from arrival to admission, transfer or discharge December 2004. The target became an operational standard during 2005. Ambulances 75 per cent. within eight minutes 2001 —response times to category A calls 95 per cent. within 19 minutes —response times to category B calls 95 per cent. within 19 minutes CHD Waiting time from GP referral to attendance at rapid access chest pain clinics 2 weeks 2003 Sexual health Patients attending GUM clinics who are offered an appointment within 48 hours of contacting a service 48 hours 2008 Primary care access GP appointment within 48 hours December 2004 Appointment with a primary health care professional within 24 hours December 2004
answer given date: 2007-02-27+00:00
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