Written question asked by Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 February 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 February 2002. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Monday, 25 February 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.

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Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of patients are waiting over one year for inpatient treatment (a) in West Surrey and (b) in Durham; and what percentage were waiting over one year in June 1997. - Inc table.

Answer: Virginia Bottomley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of patients are waiting over one year for inpatient treatment (a) in West Surrey and (b) in Durham; and what percentage were waiting over one year in June 1997. [36907] Mr. Hutton: The information requested is shown in the table. Inpatient 12 month waiters--June 1997 and December 2001 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. West Surrey{ 1} County Durham{ 1} June 1997 Number of patient waiting over 12 months for 1,452 66 inpatient treatment Percentage of patients waiting over 12 8.9 0.5 months for inpatient treatment December 2001 Number of patient waiting over 12 months for 849 7 inpatient treatment Percentage of patients waiting over 12 7 0.1 months for inpatient treatment _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Health Authority Source: QF01 quarterly return, Department of Health

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