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Written question asked by Rosie Cooper (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 April 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 April 2006. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 April 2006 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Waiting Lists/Times

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time was in hospitals in (a) West Lancashire and (b) England in each year since 1997.
Answer

The median waiting times for in-patient admission for March each year since 1997 at national health service trusts in West Lancashire and for England are shown in the table.

Estimated average waiting time for elective admission, all specialties, England
Median time waiting (weeks)Provider based
March
1997 13.2
1998 14.8
1999 12.8
2000 12.9
2001 12.6
2002 12.7
2003 11.9
2004 10.2
2005 8.4
February 2006 7.6
Source: Department of Health forms KH07, QF01 and Monthly Monitoring

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
64125; 445 c1087-8W;445 c1087-8W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Hospitals Lancashire
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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