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Waiting Lists/Times

Mr. Burns: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish the latest available (a) inpatient waiting list figures and (b) outpatient quarterly figures for the Mid-Essex Hospital Trust area. [139469]

Dr. Ladyman: Inpatient waiting list figures for Mid-Essex Hospital Trust for quarter 2, 2003–04 are shown in the table.

Inpatient Waiting List Figures

	Q2 September 2003–04
Total waiting	8,123
Less than 3 months	4,195
3–5 months	2,137
6–8 months	1,354
9–11 months	436
12–14 months	1

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There are no reported waits for the 15 to 24 month periods.

Outpatient quarterly figures for Mid-Essex Hospital Trust are shown in the table.

Outpatient quarterly figures

	September Q2 2002–04
	Number of referral requests for first outpatient appointments
GP written	14,687
Other	11,878
	Effective length of wait from receipt of GP written referral request to first outpatient attendance (weeks)
0 to <4	3,964
4 to <13	5,985
13 to <17	1,294
17 to <21	457
21 to <26	12
26 and over	0
	Not yet seen at end of quarter who have been waiting (weeks)
13 to <17	871
17 to <21	148
21 to <26	0
26 and over	0

Source:

Department of Health quarterly figures for Mid Essex Hospital Trust area

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