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Dept of Health

Answer

Peter Bottomley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many inpatients in Worthing had to wait more than (a) three, (b) six, (c) nine and (d) 12 months for treatment in each year since 1997; and what the percentage change was in each case; [192689] (2) what changes there have been to NHS waiting list times for residents of Worthing in the past seven years. [192690] Ms Rosie Winterton: The numbers of people waiting more than three, six, nine and 12 months for treatment in each year since 1997 and the comparisons for the last seven years are shown in the table. Counts of finished admission episodes (waiting list and booked cases only) with a valid time waited Primary care trust (PCT) of residence--5L8 Adur, Arun and Worthing PCT National health service hospitals, England 1997-98 to 2002-03 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Waiting time grouping 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 Up to 3 months 15,048 10,380 6,289 8,221 9,943 12,090 3 months to 6 months 3,017 2,175 2,376 2,663 2,880 3,838 6 months to 9 months 1,359 1,285 1,355 1,413 1,300 2,045 9 months to 1 year 709 943 993 1,255 968 1,263 1 year to 1 year and 6 1,556 2,444 1,571 1,437 1,516 1,258 months 1 year and 6 months to 2 284 357 172 187 159 64 years Over 2 years 45 45 42 61 63 43 Total 22,018 17,629 12,798 15,237 16,829 20,601 Mean time waited (days) 98 144 156 143 126 117 Median time waited 35 60 92 78 67 69 (days) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Comparison between 1997-98 and 2002-03 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997-98 2002-03 Percentage change Up to 3 months 15,048 12,090 -19.7 More than 3 months 6,970 8,511 22.1 More than 6 months 3,953 4,673 18.2 More than 9 months 2,594 2,628 1.3 More than 1 year 1,885 1,365 -27.6 Total 22,018 20,601 -6.4 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: Time waited statistics from hospital episode Statistics (HES) are not the same as the published waiting list statistics. HES provides counts and time waited for all patients admitted to hospital within a given period whereas the published waiting list statistics count those waiting for treatment on a specific date and how long they have been on the waiting list. Also, HES calculates the time waited as the difference between the "admission" and "decision to admit" dates. Unlike published waiting list statistics, this is not adjusted for self-deferrals or periods of medical/social suspension. Figures have not been adjusted for shortfalls in data (i.e. the data are ungrossed). A finished in-year admission is the first period of in-patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider, excluding admissions beginning before 1 April at the start of the data year. Please note that admissions do not represent the number of in- patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year. Source: HES--Department of Health

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

425 c1048W; 192689;192690

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Hospitals Waiting lists Worthing

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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