Written question asked by George Stevenson (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 December 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 December 2003. It was answered by Stephen Ladyman (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 December 2003 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time for a first consultant appointment was in Stoke-on-Trent for each year since 1997. - Including table.

Answer: Mr. Stevenson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time for a first consultant appointment was in Stoke-on-Trent for each year since 1997. [143874] Dr. Ladyman: The table shows the average (median) waiting times for first consultant out-patient appointment following general practitioner/general dental practitioner referral for University Hospital of North Staffordshire National Health Service Trust (formerly North Staffordshire Hospital NHS Trust) and North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Median waiting time (weeks) 1995-96 9.22 1996-97 8.60 1997-98 9.05 1998-99 9.16 1999-2000 9.20 2000-01 8.94 2001-02 10.14 2002-03 8.81 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Department of Health form QM08

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 143874; 415 c887W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Hospitals Waiting lists Stoke on Trent University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust
Contains statistics: Yes
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