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Dept of Health

Answer

Jackie Ballard: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were waiting for in-patient treatment for (a) cancer, (b) heart disease and (c) HIV and hepatitis in each of the last 10 years in (i) Taunton constituency and (ii) Somerset Health Authority. [134315] Mr. Denham: The numbers of patients from Somerset Health Authority waiting for inpatient treatment at 31 March in the specialities: Cardiothoracic surgery and Cardiology are shown in the table. This information was not collected prior to march 1994. It is not possible to provide the information at a constituency level. Information on inpatient waiting times is collected by consultant speciality. Treatment for cancer, HIV and hepatitis is carried out in a number of specialities and the numbers waiting for treatment are therefore not identifiable separately. Total inpatient waiting list for specialties cardiothoracic surgery and cardiology{ 1} _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Cardiothoracic surgery Cardiology March 1994 104 0 March 1995 84 27 March 1996 118 86 March 1997 148 119 March 1998 105 105 March 1999 179 137 March 2000 236 228 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Somerset HA (1997-2000) {2} Somerset DHA (1994-1996)

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

355 c241W; 134315

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Cancer Hospitals Diseases HIV/AIDS Heart diseases Hepatitis Waiting lists Surgery Somerset Taunton Somerset Health Authority

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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