Select Committee on Health Memoranda

MEMORANDUM

Memorandum by the Department of Health

Table 4.15.1

WAITING LIST STATISTICS AT 31 MARCH 1999 (PROVIDER BASED): TIME ON WAITING LIST

									Waiting Time (months)
	Total	0-2	3-5	6-8	9-11	12-14	15-17	18-20	21-23	24+
Region	Waiting	months	months	months	months	months	months	months	months	months	Mean	Median
Northern & Yorkshire	128,527	67,930	31,514	18,694	9,867	432	90	0	0	0	3.9	2.8
Trent	106,552	55,078	23,981	14,223	8,339	3,839	1,092	0	0	0	4.3	2.9
West Midlands	93,581	51,491	22,928	10,918	5,601	2,117	526	0	0	0	3.8	2.7
North West	171,694	93,026	37,612	22,132	12,456	4,991	1,477	0	0	0	4.1	2.8
Eastern	119,889	55,172	27,824	16,785	11,189	6,623	2,296	0	0	0	4.8	3.5
London	164,191	81,109	36,509	22,642	13,797	7,654	2,480	0	0	0	4.5	3.1
South East	184,714	84,500	44,721	28,576	17,286	7,984	1,647	0	0	0	4.6	3.5
South West	103,712	54,832	25,006	13,051	6,767	3,277	779	0	0	0	4.1	2.8
England	1,072,860	543,138	250,095	147,021	85,302	36,917	10,387	0	0	0	4.3	3.0

Table 4.15.2

WAITING LIST STATISTICS AT 31 MARCH 1999 (RESIDENT BASED): TIME ON WAITING LIST

									Waiting Time (months)
Region	Total	0-2	3-5	6-8	9-11	12-14	15-17	18-20	21-23	24+
	Waiting	months	months	months	months	months	months	months	months	months	Mean	Median
Northern & Yorkshire	128,204	67,934	31,486	18,553	9,690	446	95	0	0	0	3.8	2.8
Trent	109,617	56,689	24,649	14,602	8,653	3,918	1,106	0	0	0	4.3	2.9
West Midlands	90,577	49,440	22,489	10,568	5,422	2,049	609	0	0	0	3.9	2.7
North West	167,246	90,814	36,513	21,460	12,136	4,867	1,456	0	0	0	4.1	2.8
Eastern	126,041	58,304	29,270	17,688	11,756	6,731	2,292	0	0	0	4.8	3.5
London	145,160	70,417	32,343	20,410	12,514	7,086	2,390	0	0	0	4.6	3.2
South East	190,878	88,187	46,191	29,235	17,555	8,065	1,645	0	0	0	4.6	3.5
South West	102,633	54,259	24,619	12,994	6,764	3,208	789	0	0	0	4.1	2.8
England	1,060,356	536,044	247,560	145,510	84,490	36,370	10,382	0	0	0	4.3	3.0

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Prepared 18 October 1999