Written question asked by Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour) on Monday, 21 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 April 2005. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Monday, 4 April 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect that contracts with Interhealth Care Services for treatment centres will have on waiting lists for orthopaedic joint replacements in Sefton.

Answer: Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effect that contracts with Interhealth Care Services for treatment centres will have on waiting lists for orthopaedic joint replacements in Sefton. [223754] Mr. Hutton: Interhealth Care Services will carry out over 900 orthopaedic procedures in the Sefton area, starting from June 2006. Interim service with Nuffield hospitals and Capio Healthcare began in October 2004 and will provide South Sefton Primary Care Trust with an additional 269 procedures for their patients in that year. These arrangements will help to speed up operations that patients might otherwise have had to wait longer for.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 432 c1253W;432 c1250-1W; 223754
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Contracts Waiting lists Surgery Treatment centres Orthopaedics Sefton Joint replacements
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk