Health written question – answered at on 12 October 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time for (a) inpatient and (b) outpatient treatments was for patients in Birmingham on (i) May 1997 and (ii) May of each subsequent year.
The information requested is as follows:
Average time waited for in-patients and out-patients (1) in Birmingham primary care trusts of residence (2) , from May 1997-98 to May 2009-10 for the months of May (3) | ||
In-patients | Out-patients | |
2009-10 | 59.2 | 37.6 |
2008-09 | 56.0 | 36.4 |
2007-08 | 61.1 | 45.6 |
2006-07 | 62.9 | 54.7 |
2005-06 | 62.3 | 48.6 |
2004-05 | 64.9 | 47.7 |
2003-04 | 66.9 | 44.0 |
2002-03 | 62.3 | n/a |
2001-02 | 63.9 | n/a |
2000-01 | 69.5 | n/a |
1999-2000 | 67.1 | n/a |
1998-99 | 93.1 | n/a |
1997-98 | 80.1 | n/a |
n/a = Not available. (1) 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. (2) In July 2006, the national health service reorganised strategic health authorities (SHAs) and primary care trusts (PCTs) in England from 28 SHAs into 10, and from 303 PCTs into 152. As a result data from 2006-07 onwards are not directly comparable with previous years. Data have been presented for those SHA/PCTs which have valid data for the breakdown presented here. As a result some SHA/PCTs may be missing from the list provided. 2006-07 onwards: PCTs used: 5M1—South Birmingham 5MX—Heart of Birmingham 5PG—Birmingham East and North Pre 2006-07: 5MX—Heart of Birmingham 5M1—South Birmingham 5MW—North Birmingham PCT 5MY—Eastern Birmingham PCT (3) HES figures are available from 1989-90 onwards. Changes to the figures over time need to be interpreted in the context of improvements in data quality and coverage (particularly in earlier years), improvements in coverage of independent sector activity (particularly from 2006-07) and changes in NHS practice. For example, apparent reductions in activity may be due to a number of procedures which may now be undertaken in out-patient settings and so no longer include in admitted patient HES data. Source: Hospital Episode Statistics, The Information Centre for health and social care |
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