5. ACTIVITY AND PERFORMANCE
5.1.2 What were (a) mean and (b) median waiting
times for inpatient admissions in each year from 1988-89? Could
these data be shown in tabular and graphical form? (Q41)
Answer
1. The available information is given in
table 41a and figure 41. The latest monthly data
(June 2009) split by PCT, is given in table 41b.
2. Data are sourced from the monthly monitoring
return, formerly the QF01 quarterly return. These are national
statistics.
3. The average waiting times are calculated from
aggregate data, rather than patient-level data, and therefore
are only estimates of the position on average waits.
4. Average waiting times for in-patient
admission have fallen steadily since 1988. The median wait has
fallen from over 22 weeks in March 1988 to just over 4 weeks in
March 2009. Similarly, the mean wait has fallen from over 40 weeks
in 1988 to 5.5 weeks in March 2009. This is consistent with the
reduction in the maximum wait from 18 months to six months from
December 2005, and the subsequent movement towards the 18 weeks
referral to treatment target.
5. The mean (which is skewed by very long
waits) fell dramatically as very long waits (over two years) were
eliminated in the early 1990s.
Table 41a
ESTIMATED MEAN AND MEDIAN IN-PATIENT WAITING
TIMES (IN WEEKS)
|
| Quarter ending | Mean
| Median |
|
| March 1988 | 40.0
| 21.7 |
| March 1989 | 40.4
| 22.2 |
| March 1990 | 37.4
| 20.5 |
| March 1991 | 32.8
| 19.2 |
| March 1992 | 22.2
| 13.9 |
| March 1993 | 19.6
| 13.8 |
| March 1994 | 20.0
| 14.0 |
| March 1995 | 17.4
| 12.3 |
| March 1996 | 15.9
| 11.8 |
| March 1997 | 18.1
| 13.2 |
| March 1998 | 20.0
| 14.8 |
| March 1999 | 18.6
| 12.8 |
| March 2000 | 18.7
| 12.9 |
| March 2001 | 18.1
| 12.6 |
| March 2002 | 17.4
| 12.7 |
| March 2003 | 15.6
| 11.9 |
| March 2004 | 12.4
| 10.2 |
| March 2005 | 10.6
| 8.5 |
| March 2006 | 8.7
| 7.3 |
| March 2007 | 7.4
| 6.2 |
| March 2008 | 5.6
| 4.5 |
| March 2009 | 5.3
| 4.0 |
| June 2009 | 5.3
| 4.0 |
|
| Source: |
| Knowledge and Intelligence, DH |
| QF01, Monthly monitoring returns |
| Commissioner based |
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Statistics/Performancedataandstatistics/HospitalWaitingTimesandList Statistics/index.htm
|
Footnotes:
|
| 1. These figures are national statistics.
|
Table 41b
ESTIMATED MEAN AND MEDIAN IN-PATIENT WAITING TIMES (IN
WEEKS) MONTH ENDING JUNE 2009
|
| SHA code | PCT code
| PCT name | Median
| Mean |
|
| Q32 | 5H8 |
Rotherham | 2.7
| 3.6 |
| Q31 | 5HQ |
Bolton | 2.9 |
4.1 |
| Q32 | 5JE |
Barnsley | 2.9
| 3.8 |
| Q31 | 5NJ |
Sefton | 3.0 |
4.1 |
| Q31 | 5J2 |
Warrington | 3.0
| 3.9 |
| Q32 | 5N5 |
Doncaster | 3.0
| 3.7 |
| Q33 | 5ET |
Bassetlaw | 3.0
| 3.7 |
| Q31 | 5NG |
Central Lancashire | 3.0
| 4.2 |
| Q39 | 5F1 |
Plymouth | 3.0
| 4.2 |
| Q32 | 5EF |
North Lincolnshire | 3.1
| 4.1 |
| Q34 | 5PF |
Sandwell | 3.2
| 4.3 |
| Q36 | 5NC |
Waltham Forest | 3.2
| 4.7 |
| Q34 | 5MX |
Heart of Birmingham | 3.2
| 4.2 |
| Q31 | 5NH |
East Lancashire | 3.2
| 4.4 |
| Q31 | 5NQ
| Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale |
3.3 | 4.6
|
| Q33 | 5N6 |
Derbyshire County | 3.3
| 4.5 |
| Q32 | TAN |
North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus | 3.3
| 4.2 |
| Q36 | 5K9 |
Croydon | 3.4 |
4.7 |
| Q39 | 5QN |
Bournemouth and Poole Teaching | 3.4
| 4.4 |
| Q31 | 5CC |
Blackburn With Darwen | 3.5
| 4.6 |
| Q31 | 5J5 |
Oldham | 3.5 |
4.8 |
| Q32 | 5J6 |
Calderdale | 3.5
| 4.5 |
| Q31 | 5NL |
Liverpool | 3.5
| 5.1 |
| Q32 | 5N4 |
Sheffield | 3.6
| 4.7 |
| Q36 | 5A7 |
Bromley | 3.6 |
4.8 |
| Q31 | 5JX |
Bury | 3.6 |
5.0 |
| Q33 | 5PD |
Northamptonshire Teaching | 3.6
| 4.7 |
| Q34 | 5M1 |
South Birmingham | 3.6
| 4.5 |
| Q36 | 5AT |
Hillingdon | 3.6
| 4.6 |
| Q39 | 5QH |
Gloucestershire | 3.6
| 4.9 |
| Q33 | 5N8 |
Nottinghamshire County Teaching | 3.6
| 4.8 |
| Q34 | TAM |
Solihull | 3.7
| 4.5 |
| Q33 | 5PA |
Leicestershire County and Rutland | 3.7
| 4.7 |
| Q34 | 5PK |
South Staffordshire | 3.7
| 4.7 |
| Q36 | 5NA |
Redbridge | 3.7
| 5.2 |
| Q30 | 5J9 |
Darlington | 3.7
| 4.9 |
| Q36 | 5HX |
Ealing | 3.7 |
4.8 |
| Q34 | 5PG |
Birmingham East and North | 3.7
| 4.6 |
| Q31 | 5J4 |
Knowsley | 3.7
| 5.6 |
| Q33 | 5N9 |
Lincolnshire Teaching | 3.7
| 5.2 |
| Q35 | 5PV |
West Essex | 3.8
| 4.8 |
| Q36 | 5A5 |
Kingston | 3.8
| 4.9 |
| Q36 | 5HY |
Hounslow | 3.8
| 4.9 |
| Q32 | 5NV |
North Yorkshire and York | 3.8
| 5.2 |
| Q39 | 5QQ |
Devon | 3.8 |
5.0 |
| Q33 | 5PC |
Leicester City Teaching | 3.8
| 4.8 |
| Q33 | 5N7 |
Derby City | 3.8
| 5.0 |
| Q39 | 5QM |
Dorset | 3.8 |
4.8 |
| Q36 | 5LG |
Wandsworth | 3.8
| 5.0 |
| Q36 | 5LD |
Lambeth | 3.8 |
5.3 |
| Q33 | 5EM |
Nottingham City | 3.8
| 4.9 |
| Q30 | 5KF |
Gateshead | 3.8
| 4.9 |
| Q36 | 5M7 |
Sutton and Merton | 3.8
| 4.9 |
| Q31 | 5NF |
North Lancashire | 3.8
| 4.9 |
| Q36 | 5K8 |
Islington | 3.8
| 5.3 |
| Q31 | 5LH |
Tameside and Glossop | 3.8
| 5.0 |
| Q38 | 5QG |
Berkshire East Teaching | 3.8
| 5.1 |
| Q32 | 5N2 |
Kirklees | 3.8
| 5.3 |
| Q34 | 5MD |
Coventry | 3.8
| 5.2 |
| Q35 | 5PY |
South West Essex Teaching | 3.9
| 5.1 |
| Q36 | 5LF |
Lewisham | 3.9
| 5.4 |
| Q32 | 5N1 |
Leeds | 3.9 |
5.4 |
| Q36 | 5LE |
Southwark | 3.9
| 5.4 |
| Q30 | 5ND |
County Durham | 3.9
| 5.2 |
| Q35 | 5PQ |
Norfolk | 3.9 |
5.6 |
| Q31 | 5NP |
Central & Eastern Cheshire | 3.9
| 5.2 |
| Q36 | 5M6 |
Richmond and Twickenham | 3.9
| 5.1 |
| Q34 | 5M3 |
Walsall | 3.9 |
5.3 |
| Q34 | 5PL |
Worcestershire | 3.9
| 5.1 |
| Q30 | 5KL |
Sunderland Teaching | 4.0
| 5.6 |
| Q31 | 5F5 |
Salford | 4.0 |
5.7 |
| Q36 | 5LA |
Kensington and Chelsea | 4.0
| 5.5 |
| Q31 | 5NK |
Wirral | 4.0 |
5.6 |
| Q36 | 5C9 |
Haringey | 4.0
| 5.6 |
| Q38 | 5FE |
Portsmouth City | 4.0
| 5.4 |
| Q31 | 5NM
| Halton and St Helens | 4.0
| 5.8 |
| Q39 | TAL |
Torbay Care Trust | 4.0
| 5.6 |
| Q31 | 5NT |
Manchester | 4.0
| 5.7 |
| Q39 | 5QP |
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | 4.0
| 5.4 |
| Q39 | 5A3 |
South Gloucestershire | 4.0
| 5.3 |
| Q35 | 5PP |
Cambridgeshire | 4.0
| 5.3 |
| Q34 | 5PM |
Warwickshire | 4.0
| 5.3 |
| Q31 | 5HP |
Blackpool | 4.1
| 5.2 |
| Q35 | 5P4 |
West Hertfordshire | 4.1
| 5.4 |
| Q31 | 5NE |
Cumbria | 4.1 |
5.4 |
| Q35 | 5GC |
Luton | 4.1 |
5.3 |
| Q30 | 5E1 |
North Tees | 4.1
| 5.1 |
| Q36 | 5H1 |
Hammersmith and Fulham | 4.1
| 5.0 |
| Q34 | 5MV |
Wolverhampton City | 4.1
| 4.7 |
| Q35 | 5PN |
Peterborough | 4.1
| 5.3 |
| Q32 | 5N3 |
Wakefield | 4.1
| 5.5 |
| Q39 | 5FL |
Bath & North East Somerset | 4.1
| 5.3 |
| Q38 | 5QD |
Buckinghamshire | 4.2
| 5.7 |
| Q35 | 5P2 |
Bedfordshire | 4.2
| 5.4 |
| Q30 | 5KG |
South Tyneside | 4.2
| 5.5 |
| Q30 | TAC |
Northumberland Care Trust | 4.2
| 5.2 |
| Q39 | 5QJ |
Bristol Teaching | 4.2
| 5.4 |
| Q38 | 5QE |
Oxfordshire | 4.2
| 5.4 |
| Q37 | 5P5 |
Surrey | 4.2 |
5.3 |
| Q36 | 5A8 |
Greenwich | 4.2
| 5.4 |
| Q38 | 5QC |
Hampshire | 4.2
| 5.5 |
| Q35 | 5PT |
Suffolk | 4.2 |
5.7 |
| Q36 | 5C2 |
Barking & Dagenham | 4.3
| 5.7 |
| Q31 | 5HG |
Ashton, Leigh and Wigan | 4.3
| 5.4 |
| Q32 | 5NY |
Bradford and Airedale Teaching | 4.3
| 5.8 |
| Q34 | 5PE |
Dudley | 4.3 |
5.8 |
| Q36 | 5A4 |
Havering | 4.3
| 5.7 |
| Q34 | 5CN |
Herefordshire | 4.3
| 5.4 |
| Q39 | 5QL |
Somerset | 4.3
| 5.4 |
| Q35 | 5P3 |
East and North Hertfordshire | 4.3
| 5.5 |
| Q39 | 5M8 |
North Somerset | 4.3
| 5.4 |
| Q32 | 5NW |
East Riding of Yorkshire | 4.4
| 5.8 |
| Q38 | 5CQ |
Milton Keynes | 4.4
| 5.3 |
| Q30 | 5D8 |
North Tyneside | 4.4
| 5.6 |
| Q30 | 5D9 |
Hartlepool | 4.4
| 5.3 |
| Q35 | 5PX |
Mid Essex | 4.4
| 5.6 |
| Q36 | 5C3 |
City & Hackney | 4.4
| 5.7 |
| Q36 | TAK |
Bexley Care Trust | 4.4
| 5.6 |
| Q32 | 5NX |
Hull Teaching | 4.5
| 6.1 |
| Q36 | 5K7 |
Camden | 4.5 |
6.3 |
| Q30 | 5KM |
Middlesbrough | 4.5
| 5.9 |
| Q36 | 5K5 |
Brent | 4.6 |
6.0 |
| Q36 | 5C4 |
Tower Hamlets | 4.6
| 6.1 |
| Q31 | 5F7 |
Stockport | 4.6
| 5.7 |
| Q37 | 5QA |
Eastern and Coastal Kent Teaching | 4.6
| 6.1 |
| Q35 | 5PW |
North East Essex | 4.7
| 6.0 |
| Q31 | 5NR |
Trafford | 4.7
| 6.1 |
| Q36 | 5K6 |
Harrow | 4.7 |
6.2 |
| Q37 | 5P7 |
East Sussex Downs and Weald | 4.7
| 6.1 |
| Q35 | 5PR |
Great Yarmouth and Waveney Teaching | 4.7
| 6.5 |
| Q39 | 5QK |
Wiltshire | 4.7
| 5.6 |
| Q37 | 5LQ |
Brighton and Hove City | 4.7
| 5.9 |
| Q30 | 5QR |
Redcar and Cleveland | 4.7
| 5.9 |
| Q30 | 5D7 |
Newcastle | 4.7
| 6.2 |
| Q38 | 5L1 |
Southampton City | 4.8
| 6.4 |
| Q36 | 5LC |
Westminster | 4.8
| 6.4 |
| Q37 | 5P6 |
West Sussex Teaching | 4.8
| 5.9 |
| Q37 | 5P9
| West Kent | 4.8
| 6.1 |
| Q37 | 5L3 |
Medway | 4.8 |
6.0 |
| Q38 | 5QF |
Berkshire West | 4.9
| 6.3 |
| Q35 | 5P1 |
South East Essex | 4.9
| 6.1 |
| Q34 | 5MK |
Telford and Wrekin | 4.9
| 6.3 |
| Q36 | 5C1 |
Enfield | 5.0 |
6.8 |
| Q34 | 5PH |
North Staffordshire | 5.0
| 6.3 |
| Q39 | 5K3 |
Swindon | 5.0 |
5.9 |
| Q31 | 5NN |
West Cheshire | 5.1
| 6.3 |
| Q36 | 5A9 |
Barnet | 5.1 |
6.8 |
| Q36 | 5C5 |
Newham | 5.2 |
6.5 |
| Q34 | 5M2 |
Shropshire County | 5.2
| 6.4 |
| Q38 | 5QT |
Isle of Wight Healthcare | 5.2
| 6.3 |
| Q37 | 5P8 |
Hastings and Rother | 5.3
| 6.4 |
| Q34 | 5PJ |
Stoke on Trent Teaching | 5.6
| 6.7 |
| |
| England | 4.0
| 5.3 |
|
| Source: |
Knowledge and Intelligence, DH Monthly monitoring returns, Commissioner based
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Statistics/Performancedataandstatistics/Hospital WaitingTimesandListStatistics/index.htm
|
Footnotes:
|
| 1. These figures are national statistics.
|
| 2. 10th and 90th percentiles and median shown in bold.
|
| 
