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Written question asked by Bill Etherington (Labour) on Wednesday, 4 February 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 February 2009. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 February 2009 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Alcoholism: Health Services

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time was for (a) adults and (b) young people in each strategic health authority area to obtain (i) community-based and (ii) in-patient services to reduce severe alcohol dependency in the latest period for which information is available.
Answer

Since 1 April 2008 the National Treatment Agency has collected data on individuals who receive specialist alcohol treatment through the National Alcohol Treatment Monitoring System. The first year's data is expected to be reported in October 2009, and will include information on waiting times.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
487 c2073W; 255314
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Alcoholism Health services
Link
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