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Eligibility Criteria

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his answer of 24 March 2004, Official
 
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Report
, column 916W, on eligibility criteria, what information will be available centrally on the number of individual cases granted recompense. [165301]

Dr. Ladyman: After the end of March 2004, the number of individual cases granted recompense up to that time will be held centrally.

Foundation Hospitals

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many members each foundation trust applicant has recruited. [157759]

Mr. Hutton: The independent regulator has authorised the first 10 National Health Service foundation trusts. When doing so, the chairman of the independent regulator announced there are 50,000 members of the 10 NHS foundation trusts. More detailed information about membership numbers at each of the NHS foundation trusts is available from the constitutions, and the register of members. Both documents are held by the NHS foundation trusts themselves.

Health Services (Crosby)

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average number of patients on (a) in-patient and (b) day case waiting lists was in Crosby in each year since 1997; and what the percentage change was in each year. [164308]

Miss Melanie Johnson: The information is not collected on a constituency basis but at national health service trust level. This information is shown in the table.
Average number of patients waiting for elective admission, selected NHS trusts, 1996–97 to 2003–04

Aintree Hospitals
NHS Trust
Southport and Formby
Hospitals Services
NHS Trust
West Lancashire
NHS Trust
Southport and
Ormskirk Hospital
NHS Trust
Ordinary in-patientDay caseOrdinary in-patientDay caseOrdinary in-patientDay caseOrdinary in-patientDay case
Average number waiting
1996–974,9535,1091,3402,6789371,309
1997–984,1635,2871,4662,7451,0461,363
1998–993,7904,6101,2702,5571,1991,423
1999–20003,5144,9482,4463,595
2000–013,4854,5152,3893,320
2001–023,1183,9222,4153,064
2002–032,7703,6132,2292,812
2003–04 (three quarters data)2,2363,8461,9562,883
Percentage change
1996–97
1997–98-16392124
1998–99-9-13-13-7154
1999–2000-77
2000–01-1-9-2-8
2001–02-11-131-8
2002–03-11-8-8-8
2003–04 (three quarters data)-196-123




Notes:
1. Southport and Formby Hospitals Services NHS Trust and West Lancashire NHS Trust merged to form Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals NHS Trust.
2. Waiting times data are collected quarterly. The average number waiting has been calculated by adding the totals for each quarter and dividing by four.
3. Only three quarters data are available for 2003–04.
Source:
Department of Health form KH07.





 
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Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were waiting for cataract surgery in Crosby for more than (a) three, (b) six and (c) nine months in each year since 1997; and what the percentage change was in each case in each year. [164309]


 
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Miss Melanie Johnson: The information is not collected on a constituency basis but at national health service trust level. This information is shown in the table.
In-patient elective waiting list for ophthalmology from 1996–97 to 2003–04

Patients waiting for admission by months
waiting
Percentage change
Year/NameThree months and overSix months and overNine months and overThree months and overSix months and overNine months and over
1996–97
Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust58629164
Southport and Formby NHS Trust908527270
1997–98
Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust57221746-2-25-28
Southport and Formby NHS Trust91965943012559
1998–99
Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust608359177665285
Southport and Formby NHS Trust637345111-31-48-74
1999–2000
Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust7924361563021-12
Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust627360147-2432
2000–01
Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust55527456-30-37-64
Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust69532213711-11-7
2001–02
Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust35016225-37-41-55
Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust630358135-911-1
2002–03
Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust262718-25-56-68
Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust61532876-2-8-44
2003–04
Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust140270-47-62-100
Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust199240-68-93-100




Notes:
1. Southport and Formby NHS Trust (REQ) and West Lancashire NHS Trust (RJV) merged to form Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals NHS Trust (RVY).
2. West Lancashire NHS Trust had no reported data for ophthalmology.
Source:
Department of Health form KH07.




Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the performance of health authorities in Crosby in meeting out-patient access targets since 1997. [164310]

Miss Melanie Johnson: The information is not collected on a constituency basis but as National Health Service trust level. This information is shown in the table.
Waiting times for first out-patient appointment, March 1997 to December 2003 GP written referral requests not yet seen, who have been waiting (weeks)

Aintree Hospitals
NHS Trust (REM)
Southport and Formby
Hospitals Services
NHS Trust (REQ)
West Lancashire
NHS Trust (RJV)
Southport and
Ormskirk Hospital
NHS Trust (RVY)
Quarter13 to< 2626 >13 to < 2626 >13 to < 2626 >13 to < 2626 >
March 19971,266498400426222
June 19971,162531,7364404180
September 19971,1511029760558215
December 19971,4991241,2481656201
March 19981,6071731,21539577288
June 19981,5541981,137303835275
September 19982,0621181,3033781,030312
December 19982,3302381,1783921,035350
March 19992,237557805434662417
June 19992,1511,1831,465848
September 19992,0621,3401,712435
December 19992,1461,4211,757481
March 20001,4501,3462,08824
June 20002,3521,4132,45982
September 20002,1671,2571,88721
December 20001,1011,0591,67136
March 20019719771,198310
June 20019208331,948611
September 20011,0563551,867318
December 20011,0222451,326112
March 200296608220

 
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13 to <1717 to < 2121 to < 2626 >
Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust (REM)
June 2002459218140
September 200262896260
December 20024683410
March 200332611100
June 200356721300
September 200364616500
December 2003344000
Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust (RVY)
June 2002808280510
September 2002701248590
December 200260411920
March-200341610900
June 20036276800
September 200363610300
December 2003431000




Note:
Southport and Formby Hospitals Services NHS Trust and West Lancashire NHS Trust merged to form Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals NHS Trust.
<less than and > more than
QM08 return revised to give smaller timebands
Source:
Department of Health form QM08.



Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients in Crosby (a) were admitted, treated and discharged within four hours of arrival in accident and emergency departments and (b) had four to 12 hour trolley waits, in each year since 1997. [164357]

Miss Melanie Johnson: Information is not collected on a constituency basis but at national health service trust level. This information is shown in the following table.
Total time spent in A&E from arrival to admission, transfer or discharge, Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust (REM)

Major A&E (Type 1 only)
All A&E/MIU/WIC
(Type 1, 2, 3)
QuarterTotal attendancesPercentage of patients who spent less than 4 hours in A&ETotal attendancesPercentage of patients who spent less than 4 hours in A&E
2002–03219,63052
2002–03318,93159
2002–03418,36075.4
2003–04120,10677.420,10677.4
2003–04221,34890.821,34890.8
2003–04319,01685.019,01685.0




Source:
Department of Health dataset QMAE




 
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Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) cancelled urgent operations and (b) last minute cancelled operations there were in Crosby in each year since 1997. [164358]

Miss Melanie Johnson: Data are not collected on the number of cancelled urgent operations. However, quarterly data are collected on the number of operations cancelled by the hospital for non-clinical reasons.

Cancelled operations data are collected nationally and by National Health Service Trust and strategic health authority level. This information is available in the Library and on the Department's website at www.performance.doh.gov.uk/hospitalactivity

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of (a) ambulance emergency responses were within eight minutes and (b) urgent ambulance responses to general practitioners requests were within 15 minutes in Crosby in each year since 1997. [164359]

Miss Melanie Johnson: Data are collected for ambulance trusts from 1998 when each ambulance service introduced call prioritisation. The information requested is available in the Library and can be found on the Department's website at www.publications.doh. gov.uk/public/sb0313.htm.


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