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Written question asked by Ben Wallace (Conservative) on Wednesday, 18 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 20 January 2006. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Tuesday, 31 January 2006 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Psychiatrists

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the (a) average and (b) target waiting time was to see a (i) psychiatrist and (ii) psychologist for (A) adults and (B) children in (1) Lancashire and (2) Lancaster and Wyre in each year since 1997.
Answer

The information requested is shown in the following table.

Estimated average waiting time from GP written referral to first out-patient appointment, mental health specialties,September 1997 to September 2005
Provider based
Effective length of wait from receipt of GP written referral request to first out-patient attendance (weeks
Quarter:September Code Name 0 to<44 to <1313 to <1717 to <21 21 plus Total Median (weeks) Mean (weeks)
2002 RW5 Lancashire Care NHS Trust 480 332 39 5 5 861 3.6 5.4
2003 RW5 Lancashire Care NHS Trust 470 289 28 19 0 806 3.4 5.2
2004 RW5 Lancashire Care NHS Trust 419 232 25 0 0 676 3.2 4.7
2005 RW5 Lancashire Care NHS Trust 299 156 0 0 0 455 3.1 4.2
Provider based
Effective length of wait from receipt of GP written referral request to first out-patient attendance (weeks)
Quarter:September Code Name 0 to <44 to <1313 to <26 26 plus Total Median (weeks) Mean (weeks)
2001 5DD Morecambe Bay PCT 71 130 42 27 270 8.5 12.9
Provider based
Effective length of wait from receipt of GP written referral request to first out-patient attendance (weeks)
Quarter:September Code Name 0 to <44 to <1313 to <1717 to<21 21 plus Total Median (weeks) Mean (weeks)
2002 5DD Morecambe Bay PCT 112 123 15 13 21 284 6.2 9.2
2003 5DD Morecambe Bay PCT 126 129 20 9 0 284 5.2 6.4
2004 5DD Morecambe Bay PCT 231 241 30 0 0 502 4.8 5.9
2005 5DD Morecambe Bay PCT 123 111 15 0 0 249 4.2 5.7
Parts of the following organisations merged to form Lancashire Care NHS Trust
Effective length of wait from receipt of GP written referral
Quarter:September Code Name 0 to <44 to <1313 to <26 26 plus Total Median (weeks) Mean (weeks)
1997 REU Burnley Healthcare NHS Trust 40 87 34 32 193 9.9 16.3
1998 REU Burnley Healthcare NHS Trust 56 61 28 13 158 7.5 11.7
1999 REU Burnley Healthcare NHS Trust 74 68 20 5 167 5.3 8.2
2000 REU Burnley Healthcare NHS Trust 77 66 25 11 179 5.8 9.9
2001 REU Burnley Healthcare NHS Trust 36 98 20 9 163 8.2 10.8
1997 RJU Chorley and South Ribble NHS Trust 51 41 7 9 108 4.8 9.8
1998 RJU Chorley and South Ribble NHS Trust 46 62 7 20 135 7.2 13.3
1999 RJU Chorley and South Ribble NHS Trust 42 33 7 0 82 4.0 6.1
1997 RMB Blackburn Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Care NHS Trust 21 51 74 0 146 13.3 13.1
1998 RMB Blackburn Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Care NHS Trust 12 23 28 33 96 19.3 25.8
1999 RMB Blackburn Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Care NHS Trust 63 41 0 0 104 3.3 4.6
2000 RMB Blackburn Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Care NHS Trust 28 43 33 33 137 12.6 20.3
2001 RMB Blackburn Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Care NHS Trust 45 53 36 2 136 8.0 9.9
1998 RME Communicare NHS Trust 4 0 0 0 4 n/a n/a
1997 RMG Guild Community Healthcare NHS Trust 80 86 1 0 167 4.4 5.5
1998 RMG Guild Community Healthcare NHS Trust 55 6 0 0 61 2.3 2.6
1999 RMG Guild Community Healthcare NHS Trust 71 22 0 0 93 2.6 3.5
2000 RMG Guild Community Healthcare NHS Trust 62 58 0 0 120 3.9 5.1
2001 RMG Guild Community Healthcare NHS Trust 77 35 0 0 112 2.9 4.0
1997 RML Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Community Health Services NHS Trust 31 86 45 3 165 9.4 11.1
1998 RML Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Community Health Services NHS Trust 82 91 12 0 185 5.1 6.3
1999 RML Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Community Health Services NHS Trust 41 74 19 0 134 7.2 8.1
2000 RML Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Community Health Services NHS Trust 202 98 21 5 326 3.2 5.8
2001 RML Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Community Health Services NHS Trust 254 155 22 0 431 3.4 5.2
1999 RVT North Sefton and West Lancashire NHS Trust 91 164 15 3 273 6.5 7.4
2000 RVT North Sefton and West Lancashire NHS Trust 166 138 0 0 304 3.7 5.0
2001 RVT North Sefton and West Lancashire NHS Trust 65 91 0 0 156 5.3 5.8
n/a denotes organisations where fewer than 10 patients were seen. Notes: 1. Data for specialties: 710—Mental Illness 711—Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 712—Forensic Psychiatry 713—Psychotherapy715—Old Age Psychiatry 2. Due to small numbers, the calculation of the median wait is prone to fluctuation at PCT and SHA level. Care should be taken when interpreting these figures. 3. Waiting times apply to consultant-led appointments only. Services in many areas are now run by multi disciplinary teams. 4. Lancashire Care NHS Trust was formed in an April 2002 merger of the following organisations: RMB—Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Healthcare NHS Trust (MH services) RML—Blackpool, Wyre and Fyde Community Health NHS trust (MH services) RED—Burnley Health Care NHS Trust (mental health services) RJU—Chorley and South Ribble NHS Trust (mental health services) RME—Communicare NHS Trust (psychology and drugs services) RMG—Guild Community Healthcare NHS Trust RVT—North Sefton and West Lancashire Community NHS Trust Source: Department of Health form QM08

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
44719; 442 c475-8W;442 c475-7W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Psychiatry Waiting lists Psychology Lancashire
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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