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Dept of Health

Answer

Mr. Spring: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting times were for patients at (a) West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust and (b) Addenbrookes Hospital NHS Trust for (i) general surgery, (ii) urology, (iii) trauma and orthopaedics, (iv) ear, nose and throat, (v) ophthalmology, (vi) oral surgery and (vii) obstetrics and gynaecology for each year since 2001-02. [222295] Dr. Ladyman: The average waiting times for patients at West Suffolk Hospital National Health Service Trust and Addenbrookes Hospital NHS Trust for general surgery, urology, trauma and orthopaedics, ear, nose and throat, ophthalmology, oral surgery and obstetrics and gynaecology for each year since 2001-02 are shown in the tables. Addenbrookes hospital (now known as Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust): average waits in weeks by specialty _________________________________________________________________________________________________. March Specialty 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04) 2004-05 (December) General surgery 17.69 16.20 10.83 8.28 Urology 11.74 12.23 9.10 10.93 Trauma and orthopaedics 18.67 15.86 13.03 12.41 Ear, nose and throat 19.77 16.08 12.07 12.44 Ophthalmology 11.87 12.14 8.86 7.05 Oral surgery 6.97 7.29 7.32 6.22 Gynaecology 11.68 10.33 10.02 8.45 All specialties 12.73 12.24 9.89 8.61 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Figures shown are the median wait for each of the specialties requested. Source: Department of Health waiting time statistics. West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust: median waits in weeks by specialty _________________________________________________________________________________________________. March Specialty 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 (December) General surgery 17.69 18.23 11.99 14.26 Urology 11.91 10.79 9.26 11.20 Trauma and orthopaedics 21.52 16.78 15.68 14.52 Ear, nose and throat 17.65 18.83 15.09 18.23 Ophthalmology 24.25 18.24 11.53 6.30 Oral surgery 21.89 16.45 15.73 18.28 Gynaecology 13.06 11.71 9.78 10.05 All specialties 19.34 16.09 12.55 12.32 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Figures shown are the median wait for each of the specialties requested. Source: Department of Health waiting time statistics.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

432 c910-2W; 222295

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Health services Waiting lists Surgery Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust

Contains statistics

Yes

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