Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by David Kidney (Labour). It was answered by Ivan Lewis (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 October 2006 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Diagnostic Testing
- Question
- What the average waiting time was for patients requiring diagnostic tests in England in the latest period for which figures are available.
- Answer
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The average waiting time for the 15 key diagnostic tests on which we collect monthly data was five and a half weeks for patients waiting at the end of August—down from seven weeks in January, when the NHS first started collecting diagnostic data.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 450 c1378
- 95968
- Session
- 2005-06
- Oral question type
- Lead
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Diagnosis Hospitals Waiting lists Screening
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
- View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk
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