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Written question asked by Sally Keeble (Labour) on Thursday, 4 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 March 2010. It was answered by Phil Hope (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 March 2010 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Northampton Hospital: Waiting Lists

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were on the waiting list for treatment at Northampton general hospital in (a) 1997 and (b) the latest year for which figures are available.
Answer

In-patient waiting list figures for Northampton general hospital NHS trust are shown in the following table.

Period Total patients waiting for admission
March 1997 5,796
March 2009 3,516
January 2010 3,779
Source:
Department of Health KH07 and MMR returns from national health service trusts

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
507 c353W; 321267
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Waiting lists Northampton Hospital
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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