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Written question asked by Sally Keeble (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 March 2010. It was answered by Phil Hope (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 March 2010 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Hospitals: Waiting Lists

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people had been waiting for treatment at Northampton General Hospital for (a) over two years, (b) between one and two years, (c) between six months and one year and (d) up to six months in (i) 1997, (ii) 2001 and (iii) the latest year for which figures are available.
Answer

Information on waiting times for elective admission patients still waiting (weeks) for Northampton general hospital during the time periods 1996-97, 2000-01 and 2009-10 (provider-based) is shown in the following table:

In-patient waits
0 < 6 months 6 < 12 months 12 < 24 months 24 months+ Total
March 1996-97 4,370 1,207 219 0 5,796
March 2000-01 4,736 1,346 402 0 6,484
January 2009-10 3,779 0 0 0 3,779
Note: In-patient waiting times are measured from decision to admit by the consultant to admission to hospital. Source: DH KH07 and MMRPROV collections.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
508 c243W; 322994
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Waiting lists Northampton Hospital
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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