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Waiting Lists

Jim Dobbin: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what changes there have been to NHS waiting list time in the last seven years for the residents of Heywood and Middleton. [168486]

Miss Melanie Johnson: The information is not available in the form requested. The table shows the number of patients waiting for admission to the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (including its predecessor organisations) each year since 1997.
Patients waiting for elective in-patient admission

Patients waiting for admission by months waiting
NHS TrustTotal number of patients waiting for admissionLess than three monthsThree to five monthsSix to eight monthsNine to 11 months12 to 14 months15 to 17 months18 plus months
March 1997
Oldham NHS Trust8,4363,8372,2931,339967
Rochdale Healthcare NHS Trust4,4642,472868577374173
North Manchester Healthcare NHS    Trust5,7872,9611,506708427157226
Bury Healthcare NHS Trust2,2231,47139919612037
March 1998
Oldham NHS Trust8,3323,9541,9761,65073616
Rochdale Healthcare NHS Trust4,6842,70292458130513240
North Manchester Healthcare NHS    Trust6,0022,9111,253827528308175
Bury Healthcare NHS Trust2,4371,5813752511289111
March 1999
Oldham NHS Trust7,3384,1561,904895315671
Rochdale Healthcare NHS Trust4,1682,35187348425716736
North Manchester Healthcare NHS    Trust4,6993,3427373691487627
Bury Healthcare NHS Trust2,1531,21036724012715851
March 2000
Oldham NHS Trust6,4844,0121,364682371505
Rochdale Healthcare NHS Trust4,0322,10284156833013061
North Manchester Healthcare NHS    Trust4,2623,1316532301507820
Bury Healthcare NHS Trust2,1031,21834121916410556
March 2001
Oldham NHS Trust6,4274,0921,47860121343
Rochdale Healthcare NHS Trust4,0392,4568763972494516
North Manchester Healthcare NHS    Trust4,0162,884680303119273
Bury Healthcare NHS Trust1,9161,250367181118
March 2002
Oldham NHS Trust6,2973,8301,631611225
Rochdale Healthcare NHS Trust4,5302,6751,02952725445
North Manchester Healthcare NHS    Trust4,0082,80479526511430
Bury Healthcare NHS Trust2,0451,411336218782
March 2003
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust15,87210,2263,6071,575464
February 2004
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust15,8929,7204,5361,491145




Source:
DH form KH07 and Monthly Monitoring.




 
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Jim Dobbin: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of suspected cancer patients in Heywood and Middleton saw an NHS consultant within two weeks in each of the last seven years. [168487]

Miss Melanie Johnson: The information is not available in the format requested. The table shows the number and percentage of suspected cancer patients, seen within two weeks of urgent referral by a general practitioner, at the Pennine Acute Hospitals National Health Service Trust and its predecessor organisations for each quarter since quarter four of 2000–01. Earlier figures are not available.
Waiting times for first consultant outpatient appointment for suspected cancer following urgent GP referral



Quarter


NHS Trust
Seen within
two weeks (percentage)


Number
2000–01
4Oldham NHS Trust93.3167
4Rochdale Healthcare NHS Trust99.0200
4North Manchester Healthcare    NHS Trust93.9200
4Bury Healthcare NHS Trust97.1374
2001–02
1Oldham NHS Trust94.8181
1Rochdale Healthcare NHS Trust97.8224
1North Manchester Healthcare    NHS Trust94.9242
1Bury Healthcare NHS Trust96.1345
2Oldham NHS Trust96.4162
2Rochdale Healthcare NHS Trust93.0227
2North Manchester Healthcare    NHS Trust90.6298
2Bury Healthcare NHS Trust99.0385
3Oldham NHS Trust98.9181
3Rochdale Healthcare NHS Trust99.6235
3North Manchester Healthcare    NHS Trust94.7286
3Bury Healthcare NHS Trust99.5398
4Oldham NHS Trust98.5197
4Rochdale Healthcare NHS Trust99.5209
4North Manchester    Healthcare    NHS Trust99.7302
4Bury Healthcare NHS Trust100.0450
2002–03
1Pennine Acute    Hospitals NHS    Trust98.81,215
2Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS    Trust99.11,240
3Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS    Trust98.41,325
4Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS    Trust95.81,190
2003–04
1Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS    Trust92.21,214
2Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS    Trust94.91,174
3Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS    Trust97.61,276




Source:
DH form QMCW





 
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Jim Dobbin: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on NHS waiting times for heart surgery in Heywood and Middleton. [168488]

Miss Melanie Johnson: There were two patients waiting nine to 11 months for heart surgery in the Heywood and Middleton Primary Care Trust area in June 2002, since when no patients have waited more than nine months.

James Purnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what changes there have been to NHS waiting list times in the last seven years for the residents of Stalybridge and Hyde. [168771]

Miss Melanie Johnson: The information is not available in the form requested. The table shows the number of patients waiting for admission to the Tameside and Glossop Acute Services National Health Service Trust each year since 1997.
Patients waiting for elective in-patient admission

Patients waiting for admission by months waiting
NHS TrustTotal number of patients waiting for admissionLess than 3 months3–5 months6–8 months9–11 months12–14 months15–17 months18 + months
March 1997
Tameside and Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust3,2162,06276732166
March 1998
Tameside and Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust3,7042,416789349150
March 1999
Tameside and Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust3,1422,45343219760
March 2000
Tameside and Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust3,4602,68648622563
March 2001
Tameside and Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust3,5232,5086502379335
March 2002
Tameside and Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust3,6602,216920406118
March 2003
Tameside and Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust3,5022,40880825432
February 2004
Tameside and Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust3,0772,1407471891




Source:
Department of Health form KH07 and Monthly Monitoring




 
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Mr. Pike: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many residents in Burnley awaiting heart surgery have had the option of choosing an alternative hospital for quicker treatment in the last 12 months. [167945]

Miss Melanie Johnson: This information is not collected centrally.

Mr. Hendrick: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many residents in Preston awaiting heart surgery have had the option of choosing an alternative hospital for quicker treatment in the last 12 months. [168109]

Miss Melanie Johnson: This information is not collected centrally.


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