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Written question asked by Lord Lansley (Conservative) on Thursday, 27 October 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 31 October 2005. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Thursday, 8 December 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Waiting Times

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 5 October 2005, Official Report, column 2842W, on waiting times, where her Department is piloting data collections to support the 18-week waiting time target; when these data will be published; what data are being collected under each of the pilots; when she expects the collection of data to be extended to all parts of the country; and if she will make a statement.
Answer

Details of the sites and diagnostic tests piloted are shown in the list. Pilot diagnostics data collections have helped refine the list of diagnostic tests to be included in the national data collection for the 18-week target. The national data collection is to be rolled out nationally from January 2006.Since this has been a pilot exercise, we have no plans to publish the associated data.A listening exercise on the principles and definitions to underpin the implementation of the 18-week target is under way. This will help inform the development of systems for measuring performance against the target. The exercise is being conducted via the 18-week website (www.18weeks.nhs.uk).18 weeks pilot sites:"Aintree Hospitals National Health Service Trust""Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Trust""Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust""Central Manchester and Manchester Children's Hospitals University NHS Trust""East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust""Gateshead Health NHS Trust""Guy's and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust""Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust""Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Trust""Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust""Morecambe Bay Hospitals NHS Trust""Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust""Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Trust""Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Trust""Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust""St George's Healthcare NHS Trust""Stockport NHS Foundation Trust""Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust""University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust""Wirral Hospitals NHS Trust""Somerset Coast Primary Care Trust (PCT)""Bromley PCT""Craven, Harrogate and Rural District PCT""Newark and Sherwood PCT"Tests piloted:"Magnetic resonance imaging""Computerised topography""Non-obstetric ultrasound""Barium Enema (from July)""DEXA scan (from July)""Audiology—pure tone audiometry""Cardiology—echocardiography""Cardiology—electrophysiology""Neurophysiology—peripheral neurophysiology""Respiratory physiology—sleep studies""Urodynamics—pressures and flows (from July)""Colonoscopy (from July)""Flexi sigmoidoscopy (from July)""Cystoscopy (from July)""Gastroscopy (from July)""Cardiology—diagnostic cardiac catheters/angiography (April to July)""GI Physiology—manometry (April to July)""Nurse and GPSI-led endoscopy (April to June)""All other endoscopy (April to June)""All other diagnostic tests or procedures (April to June)""Physiological measurement—breath tests (July)""Physiological Measurement—balance tests (July)""Physiological measurement—event monitoring in ECGs (July)""Endoscopy—ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) (July)""Endoscopy—colposcopy (July)""Endoscopy—hysteroscopy (July)""Endoscopy—laparoscopy (July)""Imaging—nuclear medicine (July)"

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
23953; 440 c1579-80W;440 c1579-80W
Session
2005-06
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Subjects
Diagnosis Hospitals Pilot schemes Waiting lists
Link
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