Select Committee on Health Memoranda


3.  NHS RESOURCES AND ACTIVITY

Table 3.9.3(d) (continued)

DELAYED DISCHARGES (2003-04 Q1)


Org ID
Organisation Name
Total delayed
<8 days (All
ages)
Total no
patients
delayed 8-14
days
Total no
patients
delayed 14-28
days
Total no
patients
delayed more
than 28 days
Derived
total delayed
<8 days
(All ages)
Total no
patients
delayed
8-14 days
Total no
patients
delayed 14-28
days
Total no
patients
delayed more
than 28 days

Numbers
Rates
England
1,565
831
799
968
37.6%
20.0%
19.2%
23.3%
Predicted England if all orgs had submitted data
1,568
833
801
970
Y21London
208
126
136
136
34.3%
20.8%
22.4%
22.4%
Y22Midlands
543
258
206
205
44.8%
21.3%
17.0%
16.9%
Y23North
305
211
183
247
32.3%
22.3%
19.3%
26.1%
Y24South
508
237
275
380
36.3%
16.9%
19.6%
27.2%
Q01Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire
70
57
47
56
30.4%
24.8%
20.4%
24.3%
Q02Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
39
27
21
24
35.1%
24.3%
18.9%
21.6%
Q03Essex
64
21
11
7
62.1%
20.4%
10.7%
6.8%
Q04North West London
56
46
48
41
29.3%
24.1%
25.1%
21.5%
Q05North Central London
36
23
17
23
36.4%
23.2%
17.2%
23.2%
Q06North East London
33
10
20
22
38.8%
11.8%
23.5%
25.9%
Q07South East London
23
29
28
21
22.8%
28.7%
27.7%
20.8%
Q08South West London
60
18
23
29
46.2%
13.8%
17.7%
22.3%
Q09Northumberland, Tyne and Wear
31
16
18
24
34.8%
18.0%
20.2%
27.0%
Q10County Durham and Tees Valley
34
16
17
19
39.5%
18.6%
19.8%
22.1%
Q11North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
35
41
25
44
24.1%
28.3%
17.2%
30.3%
Q12West Yorkshire
32
24
21
32
30.0%
21.8%
19.1%
29.2%
Q13Cumbria and Lancashire
26
7
17
29
32.9%
8.9%
21.5%
36.7%
Q14Greater Manchester
65
34
31
21
43.0%
22.5%
20.5%
13.9%
Q15Cheshire and Merseyside
56
50
41
53
28.0%
25.0%
20.5%
26.5%
Q16Thames Valley
30
29
36
67
18.5%
17.9%
22.2%
41.4%
Q17Hampshire and Isle of Wight
48
43
44
111
19.5%
17.5%
17.9%
45.1%
Q18Kent and Medway
103
26
39
34
51.0%
12.9%
19.3%
16.8%
Q19Surrey and Sussex
115
54
84
91
33.5%
15.6%
24.4%
26.6%
Q20Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
60
31
30
34
38.7%
20.0%
19.4%
21.9%
Q21South West Peninsula
72
24
8
16
60.0%
20.0%
6.7%
13.3%
Q22Somerset and Dorset
80
30
34
27
46.8%
17.5%
19.9%
15.8%
Q23South Yorkshire
26
23
13
25
29.9%
26.4%
14.9%
28.7%
Q24Trent
61
26
14
12
54.0%
23.0%
12.4%
10.6%
Q25Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland
101
28
22
10
62.7%
17.4%
13.7%
6.2%
Q26Shropshire and Staffordshire
48
29
24
28
37.2%
22.5%
18.6%
21.7%
Q27Birmingham and the Black Country
105
35
46
50
44.5%
14.8%
19.5%
21.2%
Q28Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire
55
35
21
18
42.6%
27.1%
16.3%
14.0%


  3.9.4  Could the Department provide information about waiting lists, both distribution by waiting time as well as mean and median average time, on a district of residence basis and on a provider unit basis? Could the Department update Figure 3.9.7 showing changes in mean and median waiting times since March 1988? [3.9.7]

  1.  The information requested is provided in Table 3.9.4(a) and (b) and Figure 3.9.4.

Table 3.9.4(a)

INPATIENT WAITING LIST STATISTICS (ORDINARY ADMISSIONS AND DAY CASES) AT 31 MARCH 2003 (PROVIDER BASED): TIME ON WAITING LIST

England by Strategic Health Authority


Waiting Time (months)
Strategic Health Authority
Total
Waiting
0-2
months
3-5
months
6-8
months
9-11
months
12-14
months
15-17
months
18 months
plus
Mean
Median

Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire
54,000
29,306
13,808
7,664
3,222
0
0
0
3.7
2.8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
26,245
12,893
6,879
4,320
2,095
48
10
0
4.0
3.1
Essex
32,513
16,897
8,673
5,060
1,883
0
0
0
3.8
2.9
North West London
30,509
17,361
7,741
4,092
1,314
1
0
0
3.5
2.6
North Central London
32,480
18,507
8,465
3,839
1,669
0
0
0
3.5
2.6
North East London
31,482
15,995
8,673
4,875
1,939
0
0
0
3.8
3.0
South East London
33,002
16,988
9,017
4,843
2,154
0
0
0
3.8
2.9
South West London
25,762
14,289
6,707
3,555
1,211
0
0
0
3.5
2.7
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear
28,674
17,246
7,203
3,254
971
0
0
0
3.2
2.5
County Durham and Tees Valley
20,688
11,168
5,509
2,825
1,186
0
0
0
3.6
2.8
North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
29,943
16,045
7,608
4,350
1,940
0
0
0
3.7
2.8
West Yorkshire
40,538
22,775
10,128
5,437
2,198
0
0
0
3.5
2.7
Cumbria and Lancashire
37,288
21,211
9,428
4,746
1,903
0
0
0
3.5
2.6
Greater Manchester
67,236
38,460
16,734
8,848
3,194
0
0
0
3.5
2.6
Cheshire and Merseyside
56,743
31,257
13,768
8,310
3,408
0
0
0
3.6
2.7
Thames Valley
35,808
19,613
9,572
4,873
1,750
0
0
0
3.6
2.7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
38,100
19,194
10,466
5,915
2,521
4
0
0
3.9
3.0
Kent and Medway
32,648
14,534
9,150
6,231
2,730
3
0
0
4.2
3.6
Surrey and Sussex
55,091
27,841
15,283
8,662
3,305
0
0
0
3.8
3.0
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
51,358
26,240
14,297
7,809
3,007
4
1
0
3.8
2.9
South West Peninsula
38,021
17,913
10,366
6,626
3,116
0
0
0
4.1
3.3
Somerset and Dorset
14,173
9,727
3,760
617
69
0
0
0
2.6
2.2
South Yorkshire
23,727
14,875
5,570
2,449
833
0
0
0
3.1
2.4
Trent
44,762
25,399
11,378
6,159
1,826
0
0
0
3.5
2.6
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland
27,826
15,807
7,442
3,526
1,051
0
0
0
3.4
2.6
Shropshire and Staffordshire
25,574
12,183
7,007
4,147
2,079
119
39
0
4.1
3.3
Birmingham and the Black Country
34,168
24,408
7,492
1,941
327
0
0
0
2.6
2.1
Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire
23,686
13,394
5,973
2,974
1,345
0
0
0
3.5
2.7
England
992,045
541,526
258,097
137,947
54,246
179
50
0
3.6
2.7

Source: KH07


Table 3.9.4(b)

INPATIENT WAITING LIST STATISTICS (ORDINARY ADMISSIONS AND DAY CASE ADMISSIONS) AT 31 MARCH 2003 (COMMISSIONER BASED): TIME ON WAITING LIST

England by Strategic Health Authority


Waiting Time (months)

Strategic Health Authority
Total
Waiting
0-2
months
3-5
months
6-8
months
9-11
months
12-14
months
15-17
months
18 months
plus
Mean
Median

Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire
49,726
26,703
12,852
7,174
2,997
0
0
0
3.7
2.8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
34,258
17,267
8,995
5,463
2,475
48
10
0
3.9
3.0
Essex
35,398
18,302
9,611
5,453
2,032
0
0
0
3.8
2.9
North West London
29,026
16,284
7,435
3,952
1,355
0
0
0
3.5
2.7
North Central London
20,061
11,225
5,267
2,428
1,141
0
0
0
3.5
2.7
North East London
30,978
16,060
8,349
4,682
1,887
0
0
0
3.8
2.9
South East London
27,529
14,130
7,455
4,103
1,841
0
0
0
3.8
2.9
South West London
23,074
12,915
6,170
3,097
892
0
0
0
3.5
2.7
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear
25,251
15,116
6,286
2,880
969
0
0
0
3.3
2.5
County Durham and Tees Valley
20,963
11,293
5,700
2,882
1,088
0
0
0
3.6
2.8
North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
32,712
17,660
8,291
4,689
2,072
0
0
0
3.7
2.8
West Yorkshire
38,445
21,692
9,557
5,142
2,054
0
0
0
3.5
2.7
Cumbria and Lancashire
43,025
24,054
10,946
5,893
2,132
0
0
0
3.5
2.7
Greater Manchester
61,913
35,603
15,433
8,050
2,827
0
0
0
3.4
2.6
Cheshire & Merseyside
53,102
29,592
12,794
7,647
3,068
1
0
0
3.6
2.7
Thames Valley
34,731
19,049
9,303
4,708
1,671
0
0
0
3.5
2.7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
41,022
20,751
11,249
6,365
2,653
4
0
0
3.8
3.0
Kent and Medway
36,882
16,914
10,300
6,757
2,908
3
0
0
4.1
3.4
Surrey and Sussex
54,680
27,593
15,145
8,595
3,346
1
0
0
3.8
3.0
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
46,162
23,736
12,659
6,807
2,958
1
1
0
3.8
2.9
South West Peninsula
37,909
17,944
10,303
6,565
3,097
0
0
0
4.1
3.3
Somerset and Dorset
18,048
11,624
4,880
1,270
271
3
0
0
2.9
2.3
South Yorkshire
20,622
12,846
4,832
2,167
777
0
0
0
3.2
2.4
Trent
51,932
29,686
13,184
6,947
2,115
0
0
0
3.4
2.6
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland
28,142
15,955
7,449
3,616
1,122
0
0
0
3.4
2.6
Shropshire and Staffordshire
25,935
13,169
7,061
3,956
1,748
1
0
0
3.8
3.0
Birmingham and the Black Country
29,261
21,253
6,206
1,558
244
0
0
0
2.5
2.1
Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire
24,521
13,922
6,234
3,025
1,340
0
0
0
3.5
2.6
England
975,308
532,338
253,946
135,871
53,080
62
11
0
3.6
2.7

Source: QF01



  3.9.5  Could the Department provide an update of Tables 3.9.8(a) to (e) on outpatient waiting times? [3.9.8]

  1.  The information requested is provided in Tables 3.9.5(a) to (c)

Table 3.9.5(a)

PATIENTS NOT YET SEEN FOLLOWING GP WRITTEN REFERRAL, TIME WAITING FROM REFERRAL TO QUARTER ENDED 31 MARCH 2003

England by Strategic Health Authority


GP written referrals not yet seen at end of quarter who have been waiting (weeks)
Strategic Health Authority
13 to under 26
26 and over

Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire
6,173
0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
4,599
6
Essex
2,305
0
North West London
3,818
0
North Central London
5,040
0
North East London
7,860
0
South East London
4,555
1
South West London
3,051
5
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear
1,290
0
County Durham and Tees Valley
2,738
0
North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
2,432
1
West Yorkshire
6,007
2
Cumbria and Lancashire
3,848
0
Greater Manchester
5,927
0
Cheshire and Merseyside
6,323
0
Thames Valley
4,340
0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
2,950
0
Kent and Medway
4,335
2
Surrey and Sussex
6,622
0
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
4,508
1
South West Peninsula
4,664
0
Somerset and Dorset
3
0
South Yorkshire
2,078
0
Trent
5,070
0
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland
5,082
0
Shropshire and Staffordshire
5,320
438
Birmingham and the Black Country
2,537
0
Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire
6,328
0
England
119,803
456

Source: QM08. Provider based

Table 3.9.5(b)

PATIENTS SEEN FOLLOWING GP WRITTEN REFERRAL AND TIME WAITED FROM REFERRAL TO CONSULTATION, QUARTER ENDED 31 MARCH 2003

England by Strategic Health Authority


Number seen following GP
Of those seen % who waited (in weeks)
Strategic Health Authority
written referral
under 13
13 to under 26
26 and over

Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire
92,780
76%
24%
1%
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
55,934
71%
27%
2%
Essex
63,138
75%
24%
0%
North West London
74,286
77%
22%
0%
North Central London
77,183
75%
23%
1%
North East London
65,389
66%
33%
0%
South East London
59,515
75%
24%
0%
South West London
55,011
78%
21%
1%
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear
69,742
79%
20%
1%
County Durham and Tees Valley
53,604
80%
19%
1%
North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
61,972
80%
20%
0%
West Yorkshire
83,393
77%
22%
1%
Cumbria and Lancashire
76,639
79%
21%
0%
Greater Manchester
126,975
77%
23%
0%
Cheshire and Merseyside
111,168
79%
21%
0%
Thames Valley
82,123
78%
22%
1%
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
63,948
77%
23%
0%
Kent and Medway
60,579
73%
26%
1%
Surrey and Sussex
104,478
73%
27%
0%
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
89,604
78%
22%
0%
South West Peninsula
66,787
73%
27%
0%
Somerset and Dorset
51,096
87%
13%
0%
South Yorkshire
78,518
84%
16%
0%
Trent
89,835
81%
19%
0%
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland
52,489
70%
30%
0%
Shropshire and Staffordshire
55,044
70%
29%
1%
Birmingham and the Black Country
117,404
82%
18%
0%
Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire
54,062
70%
30%
0%
England
2,092,696
77%
23%
0%

Source: QM08. Provider based

Table 3.9.5(c)

PATIENTS SEEN FOLLOWING GP WRITTEN REFERRAL AND TIME WAITED FROM REFERRAL TO CONSULTATION, QUARTER ENDED 31 MARCH 2003

England by specialty


Number seen following GP
Of those seen % who waited (in weeks)
Specialty
written referral
under 13
13 to under 26
26 and over

All specialties
2,092,696
77%
23%
0%
Of which:
General surgery
277,760
86%
14%
0%
Urology
86,279
78%
22%
0%
Trauma and orthopaedics
211,817
60%
39%
1%
Ear, Nose and Throat
181,526
68%
32%
1%
Ophthalmology
187,547
70%
29%
1%
Oral surgery
84,135
73%
27%
0%
Plastic surgery
29,503
65%
34%
1%
General medicine
126,433
82%
18%
0%
Dermatology
163,314
72%
27%
1%
Gynaecology
190,542
85%
15%
0%

Source: QM08. Provider based


 
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