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Written question asked by Sally Keeble (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 December 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 January 2010. It was answered by Phil Hope (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 January 2010 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Northampton Hospital: Waiting Lists

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people had been waiting for operations at Northampton General Hospital for (a) between three and six months, (b) between six and 12 months, (c) between one and two years and (d) over two years in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2009.
Answer

The information requested is not available in the format requested.In-patient waiting list figures for Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust are shown in the following table.

Patient waiting by time waited at period end
Period Total patients waiting for admission 3-6 months 6-12 months 12-24 months 24+ months
March 1997 5,796 1,444 1,207 219 0
March 2009 3,516 116 0 0 0
October 2009 3,707 123 0 0 0
Source:
Department of Health KH07 and MMR returns from NHS trusts

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
503 c484-5W; 308756
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Waiting lists Northampton Hospital
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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