3. NHS RESOURCES AND ACTIVITY
(continued)
3.8.4 Could the Department please update
the information provided last year in Tables 3.9.4 and Figures
3.9.4 on waiting lists/ time? [3.9.4]
ANSWER
1. The information requested is given in
Tables 3.8.4(a), 3.8.4(b) and Figure 3.8.4.
Table 3.8.4(a)
INPATIENT WAITING LIST STATISTICS (ORDINARY
ADMISSIONS AND DAY CASES)
AT 31 MARCH 2005 (PROVIDER BASED): TIME ON
WAITING LIST
|
| England by Strategic Health Authority
| |
| | |
| | | |
| | Waiting Time (months)
|
| Total
| 0-2 | 3-5
| 6-8 | 9-11
| 12-14 | 15-17
| 18 months |
| |
| Strategic Health Authority | Waiting
| months | months
| months | months
| months | months
| plus | Mean
| Median |
|
Norfolk, Suffolk and
Cambridgeshire
| 45,534 | 30,100
| 11,689 | 3,742
| 0 | 1
| 0 | 0
| 2.6 | 2.0
|
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 23,171
| 15,213 | 6,395
| 1,563 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.5
| 2.0 |
| Essex | 26,895
| 18,821 | 7,396
| 678 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.3
| 1.9 |
| North West London | 27,136
| 17,728 | 8,481
| 927 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.5
| 2.1 |
| North Central London | 29,209
| 19,251 | 7,924
| 2,034 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.6
| 2.1 |
| North East London | 23,517
| 15,748 | 6,531
| 1,238 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.4
| 2.0 |
| South East London | 27,507
| 18,823 | 7,602
| 1,082 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.4
| 2.0 |
| South West London | 20,786
| 13,893 | 5,712
| 1,177 | 1
| 3 | 0
| 0 | 2.5
| 2.0 |
Northumberland, Tyne and
Wear
| 21,627 | 15,573
| 5,312 | 742
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 2.2 | 1.7
|
| County Durham & Tees Valley | 15,866
| 10,624 | 4,351
| 891 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.5
| 2.0 |
North and East Yorkshire and
Northern Lincolnshire
| 26,336 | 17,934
| 6,873 | 1,529
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 2.5 | 1.9
|
| West Yorkshire | 35,261
| 23,887 | 8,640
| 2,732 | 2
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.5
| 1.9 |
| Cumbria & Lancashire | 30,807
| 21,228 | 8,672
| 907 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.4
| 1.9 |
| Greater Manchester | 53,701
| 39,127 | 13,041
| 1,533 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.2
| 1.7 |
| Cheshire & Merseyside | 44,335
| 29,261 | 11,471
| 3,564 | 30
| 9 | 0
| 0 | 2.6
| 2.0 |
| Thames Valley | 26,748
| 19,909 | 6,477
| 362 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.1
| 1.7 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 29,943
| 18,849 | 8,737
| 2,357 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.7
| 2.2 |
| Kent and Medway | 23,974
| 14,766 | 7,785
| 1,422 | 0
| 1 | 0
| 0 | 2.7
| 2.3 |
| Surrey and Sussex | 42,309
| 27,490 | 12,655
| 2,161 | 3
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.6
| 2.2 |
Avon, Gloucestershire &
Wiltshire
| 41,799 | 25,530
| 12,613 | 3,623
| 9 | 24
| 0 | 0
| 2.8 | 2.3
|
| South West Peninsula | 30,608
| 19,541 | 9,628
| 1,439 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.6
| 2.2 |
| Somerset & Dorset | 12,790
| 9,888 | 2,900
| 2 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.0
| 1.7 |
| South Yorkshire | 23,052
| 17,192 | 4,935
| 925 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.1
| 1.6 |
| Trent | 33,208
| 25,500 | 7,602
| 106 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.0
| 1.6 |
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire
& Rutland
| 26,760 | 17,880
| 6,967 | 1,913
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 2.5 | 1.9
|
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 22,854
| 14,513 | 6,403
| 1,687 | 251
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.7
| 2.2 |
Birmingham and the Black
Country
| 32,613 | 25,353
| 7,235 | 25
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 1.9 | 1.6
|
| West Midlands South | 23,342
| 15,551 | 7,106
| 676 | 9
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.4
| 2.1 |
| England | 821,688
| 559,173 | 221,133
| 41,037 | 305
| 38 | 0
| 0 | 2.4
| 1.9 |
|
Source: KH07
1. These data includes Welsh patients who are waiting
for treatment at English providers. These patients are not subject
to NHS Plan access time targets.
Table 3.8.4(b)
INPATIENT WAITING LIST STATISTICS (ORDINARY ADMISSIONS
AND DAY CASE ADMISSIONS) AT 31 MARCH 2005 (COMMISSIONER BASED):
TIME ON WAITING LIST
|
| England by Strategic Health Authority
| | |
| | |
| | | |
| | Waiting Time (months)
|
| Total
| 0-2 | 3-5
| 6-8 | 9-11
| 12-14 | 15-17
| 18 months |
| |
| Strategic Health Authority | Waiting
| months | months
| months | months
| months | months
| plus | Mean
| Median |
|
Norfolk, Suffolk and
Cambridgeshire
| 41,379 | 27,063
| 10,801 | 3,514
| 0 | 1
| 0 | 0
| 2.6 | 2.0
|
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 29,459
| 19,248 | 8,274
| 1,937 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.6
| 2.1 |
| Essex | 27,706
| 19,406 | 7,472
| 828 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.3
| 1.9 |
| North West London | 26,229
| 16,985 | 8,167
| 1,077 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.5
| 2.1 |
| North Central London | 17,725
| 11,579 | 4,955
| 1,191 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.6
| 2.1 |
| North East London | 23,801
| 15,977 | 6,506
| 1,318 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.5
| 2.0 |
| South East London | 24,193
| 16,502 | 6,776
| 915 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.4
| 2.0 |
| South West London | 18,370
| 12,303 | 5,067
| 997 | 1
| 2 | 0
| 0 | 2.5
| 2.0 |
Northumberland, Tyne and
Wear
| 19,202 | 13,802
| 4,801 | 599
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 2.2 | 1.7
|
| County Durham & Tees Valley | 15,973
| 10,825 | 4,265
| 883 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.4
| 1.9 |
North and East Yorkshire and
Northern Lincolnshire
| 28,725 | 19,398
| 7,547 | 1,780
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 2.5 | 2.0
|
| West Yorkshire | 34,313
| 23,337 | 8,446
| 2,529 | 2
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.5
| 1.9 |
| Cumbria & Lancashire | 35,255
| 24,044 | 9,996
| 1,215 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.4
| 1.9 |
| Greater Manchester | 48,879
| 35,838 | 11,829
| 1,211 | 0
| 1 | 0
| 0 | 2.2
| 1.7 |
| Cheshire & Merseyside | 41,684
| 27,678 | 10,719
| 3,281 | 6
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.8
| 2.4 |
| Thames Valley | 26,273
| 19,513 | 6,388
| 372 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.1
| 1.7 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 32,847
| 21,039 | 9,545
| 2,263 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.6
| 2.2 |
| Kent and Medway | 26,936
| 16,864 | 8,526
| 1,545 | 0
| 1 | 0
| 0 | 2.7
| 2.3 |
| Surrey and Sussex | 42,064
| 26,782 | 12,626
| 2,652 | 3
| 1 | 0
| 0 | 2.6
| 2.2 |
Avon, Gloucestershire &
Wiltshire
| 39,312 | 23,585
| 12,018 | 3,688
| 3 | 18
| 0 | 0
| 2.8 | 2.4
|
| South West Peninsula | 30,332
| 19,422 | 9,495
| 1,415 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.6
| 2.2 |
| Somerset & Dorset | 15,872
| 11,603 | 3,872
| 397 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.2
| 1.8 |
| South Yorkshire | 20,048
| 14,929 | 4,295
| 824 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.1
| 1.6 |
| Trent | 39,727
| 30,298 | 8,974
| 455 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.0
| 1.6 |
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire
& Rutland
| 26,826 | 17,755
| 7,135 | 1,936
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 2.5 | 2.0
|
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 22,710
| 15,087 | 6,340
| 1,281 | 2
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.5
| 2.1 |
Birmingham and the Black
Country
| 28,646 | 22,345
| 6,285 | 16
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 1.9 | 1.6
|
| West Midlands South | 24,286
| 16,353 | 7,287
| 646 | 0
| 0 | 0
| 0 | 2.4
| 2.0 |
| England | 808,772
| 549,560 | 218,407
| 40,765 | 17
| 24 | 0
| 0 | 2.4
| 2.0 |
|
Source: QF01
3.8.5 Could the Department please provide an update
of Tables 3.9.5 on outpatient waiting times? [3.9.5]
ANSWER
1. The information requested is given in Table 3.8.5(a)
to Table 3.8.5(f).
Table 3.8.5(a)
PATIENTS NOT YET SEEN FOLLOWING GP WRITTEN REFERRAL, TIME
WAITING FROM REFERRAL TO QUARTER ENDED 31 MARCH 2005 (PROVIDER
BASED)
|
| GP written referrals not yet seen at end of
quarter who have been waiting (weeks)
|
| Strategic Health Authority | 13 to under 17
| 17 to under 21 |
21 + |
|
| Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire | 3,474
| 4 | 0
|
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 1,160
| 0 | 0
|
| Essex | 31
| 0 | 0
|
| North West London | 1,751
| 0 | 0
|
| North Central London | 2,677
| 0 | 0
|
| North East London | 1,271
| 0 | 0
|
| South East London | 193
| 0 | 0
|
| South West London | 581
| 3 | 2
|
| Northumberland, Tyne and Wear | 74
| 0 | 0
|
| County Durham & Tees Valley | 1,051
| 0 | 0
|
| North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
| 1,057 | 2
| 0 |
| West Yorkshire | 1,856
| 0 | 0
|
| Cumbria & Lancashire | 614
| 0 | 0
|
| Greater Manchester | 515
| 0 | 0
|
| Cheshire & Merseyside | 2,603
| 84 | 609
|
| Thames Valley | 255
| 0 | 0
|
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 919
| 0 | 0
|
| Kent and Medway | 855
| 2 | 0
|
| Surrey and Sussex | 2,373
| 0 | 23
|
| Avon, Gloucestershire & Wiltshire | 1,257
| 1 | 0
|
| South West Peninsula | 571
| 0 | 0
|
| Somerset & Dorset | 0
| 0 | 0
|
| South Yorkshire | 978
| 0 | 0
|
| Trent | 224
| 0 | 0
|
| Leicestershire, Northamptonshire & Rutland
| 917 | 0
| 0 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 2,256
| 170 | 1,158
|
| Birmingham and the Black Country | 1
| 0 | 0
|
| West Midlands South | 504
| 0 | 0
|
|
| England | 30,018
| 266 | 1,792
|
|
Source: QM08. Provider based
Table 3.8.5(b)
PATIENTS NOT YET SEEN FOLLOWING GP WRITTEN REFERRAL, TIME
WAITING FROM REFERRAL TO QUARTER ENDED 31 MARCH 2005 (COMMISSIONER
BASED)
|
| GP written referrals not yet seen at end of
quarter who have been waiting (weeks)
|
| Strategic Health Authority | 13 to under 17
| 17 to under 21 |
21 + |
|
| Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire | 3,126
| 4 | 0
|
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 1,392
| 0 | 0
|
| Essex | 119
| 0 | 0
|
| North West London | 2,952
| 0 | 0
|
| North Central London | 1,710
| 0 | 0
|
| North East London | 1,996
| 0 | 0
|
| South East London | 225
| 0 | 1
|
| South West London | 608
| 3 | 1
|
| Northumberland, Tyne and Wear | 96
| 0 | 0
|
| County Durham & Tees Valley | 798
| 0 | 0
|
| North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
| 1,322 | 2
| 0 |
| West Yorkshire | 1,688
| 0 | 0
|
| Cumbria & Lancashire | 699
| 0 | 0
|
| Greater Manchester | 527
| 0 | 0
|
| Cheshire & Merseyside | 2,343
| 8 | 29
|
| Thames Valley | 262
| 0 | 0
|
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 979
| 0 | 0
|
| Kent and Medway | 826
| 2 | 0
|
| Surrey and Sussex | 1,785
| 0 | 23
|
| Avon, Gloucestershire & Wiltshire | 1,226
| 2 | 6
|
| South West Peninsula | 564
| 0 | 0
|
| Somerset & Dorset | 35
| 0 | 0
|
| South Yorkshire | 795
| 0 | 0
|
| Trent | 558
| 0 | 0
|
| Leicestershire, Northamptonshire & Rutland
| 952 | 0
| 0 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 1,982
| 15 | 52
|
| Birmingham and the Black Country | 8
| 0 | 0
|
| West Midlands South | 501
| 0 | 0
|
|
| England | 30,074
| 36 | 112
|
|
Source: QM08R. (Commisioner based)
Table 3.8.5(c)
PATIENTS SEEN FOLLOWING GP WRITTEN REFERRAL AND TIME WAITED
FROM REFERRAL TO CONSULTATION, QUARTER ENDED 31 MARCH 2005
England by Strategic Health Authority
|
| Strategic Health Authority
| Number seen
following GP
written referral
| Of those seen % who waited (in weeks)
|
| | under 13
| 13 to under 17 |
17 and over |
|
| Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire | 90,125
| 78% | 17%
| 5% |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 54,971
| 80% | 16%
| 3% |
| Essex | 63,508
| 84% | 16%
| 0% |
| North West London | 71,093
| 78% | 21%
| 1% |
| North Central London | 70,154
| 78% | 19%
| 4% |
| North East London | 62,627
| 75% | 25%
| 0% |
| South East London | 60,235
| 85% | 13%
| 1% |
| South West London | 56,575
| 87% | 13%
| 0% |
| Northumberland, Tyne and Wear | 64,168
| 94% | 5%
| 1% |
| County Durham & Tees Valley | 48,487
| 84% | 13%
| 3% |
| North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
| 59,123 | 85%
| 14% | 1%
|
| West Yorkshire | 74,049
| 80% | 17%
| 3% |
| Cumbria & Lancashire | 68,256
| 82% | 18%
| 0% |
| Greater Manchester | 114,339
| 90% | 10%
| 0% |
| Cheshire & Merseyside | 107,302
| 82% | 17%
| 2% |
| Thames Valley | 78,004
| 92% | 7%
| 0% |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 60,940
| 87% | 12%
| 1% |
| Kent and Medway | 52,837
| 83% | 17%
| 0% |
| Surrey and Sussex | 99,410
| 81% | 19%
| 0% |
| Avon, Gloucestershire & Wiltshire | 83,719
| 86% | 13%
| 1% |
| South West Peninsula | 62,728
| 80% | 19%
| 1% |
| Somerset & Dorset | 48,722
| 89% | 11%
| 0% |
| South Yorkshire | 63,077
| 87% | 13%
| 0% |
| Trent | 87,013
| 90% | 9%
| 0% |
| Leicestershire, Northamptonshire & Rutland
| 53,178 | 77%
| 23% | 0%
|
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 52,757
| 73% | 20%
| 7% |
| Birmingham and the Black Country | 110,225
| 94% | 6%
| 0% |
| West Midlands South | 59,040
| 85% | 14%
| 1% |
|
| England | 1,976,662
| 84% | 15%
| 1% |
|
Source: QM08. Provider based
Table 3.8.5(d)
PATIENTS SEEN FOLLOWING GP WRITTEN REFERRAL AND TIME WAITED
FROM REFERRAL TO CONSULTATION, QUARTER ENDED 31 MARCH 2005
England by specialty
|
| Specialty | Number seen
following GP
written referral
| Of those seen % who waited (in weeks)
|
| | under 13
| 13 to under 17 |
17 and over |
|
| All specialties | 1,976,662
| 84% | 15%
| 1% |
| Of which: | |
| | |
| General surgery | 261,259
| 90% | 10%
| 1% |
| Urology | 83,844
| 84% | 15%
| 1% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 199,204
| 73% | 24%
| 3% |
| Ear, Nose and Throat | 170,133
| 80% | 18%
| 1% |
| Ophthalmology | 176,911
| 78% | 21%
| 1% |
| Oral surgery | 80,607
| 81% | 18%
| 1% |
| Plastic surgery | 27,675
| 78% | 19%
| 3% |
| General medicine | 113,888
| 87% | 12%
| 1% |
| Dermatology | 154,691
| 82% | 16%
| 1% |
| Gynaecology | 185,047
| 91% | 9%
| 1% |
|
Source: QM08. Provider based
|
