MEMORANDUM BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
(CONT.)
Table 4.15.3
MEAN AND MEDIAN WAITING TIMES (MONTHS) FROM
MARCH 1988
| Provider Based (1)
| Responsible population Based (2,3)
|
| Mean | Median
| Mean | Median |
| March 88 | 9.24 | 5.02
| | |
| Jun 88 | 9.36 | 5.13
| | |
| Sept 88 | 9.43 | 5.21
| | |
| Dec 88 | 9.31 | 5.14
| | |
| March 89 | 9.33 | 5.12
| | |
| June 89 | 9.15 | 4.99
| | |
| Sept 89 | 9.12 | 5.02
| | |
| Dec 89 | 8.83 | 4.84
| | |
| March 90 | 8.63 | 4.74
| | |
| June 90 | 8.55 | 4.77
| | |
| Sept 90 | 8.41 | 4.76
| | |
| Dec 90 | 7.95 | 4.50
| | |
| March 91 | 7.57 | 4.43
| | |
| June 91 | 7.53 | 4.37
| | |
| Sept 91 | 7.31 | 4.19
| | |
| Dec 91 | 6.43 | 3.75
| | |
| March 92 | 5.12 | 3.20
| | |
| June 92 | 5.03 | 3.45
| | |
| Sept 92 | 4.96 | 3.40
| | |
| Dec 92 | 4.77 | 3.24
| | |
| March 93 | 4.53 | 3.18
| | |
| June 93 | 4.72 | 3.47
| | |
| Sept 93 | 4.80 | 3.45
| | |
| Dec 93 | 4.80 | 3.41
| | |
| March 94 | 4.61 | 3.23
| | |
| June 94 | 4.64 | 3.35
| | |
| Sept 94 | 4.59 | 3.25
| | |
| Dec 94 | 4.42 | 3.02
| | |
| March 95 | 4.02 | 2.84
| | |
| June 95 | 4.08 | 2.95
| | |
| Sept 95 | 4.01 | 2.86
| | |
| Dec 95 | 3.87 | 2.79
| | |
| March 96 | 3.66 | 2.72
| | |
| June 96 | 3.81 | 2.84
| 3.82 | 2.84 |
| Sept 96 | 3.89 | 2.82
| 3.89 | 2.83 |
| Dec 96 | 3.99 | 2.87
| 3.99 | 2.87 |
| March 97 | 4.17 | 3.04
| 4.18 | 3.05 |
| June 97 | 4.34 | 3.09
| 4.35 | 3.14 |
| Sept 97 | 4.49 | 3.27
| 4.49 | 3.28 |
| Dec 97 | 4.60 | 3.36
| 4.58 | 3.33 |
| March 98 | 4.61 | 3.42
| 4.62 | 3.43 |
| June 98 | 4.67 | 3.50
| 4.67 | 3.51 |
| July 98 | 4.58 | 3.33
| 4.58 | 3.31 |
| Aug 98 | 4.56 | 3.28
| 4.55 | 3.24 |
| Sept 98 | 4.53 | 3.25
| 4.54 | 3.27 |
| Oct 98 | 4.45 | 3.15
| 4.44 | 3.12 |
| Nov 98 | 4.33 | 2.96
| 4.32 | 2.95 |
| Dec 98 | 4.39 | 3.03
| 4.39 | 3.03 |
| Jan 99 | 4.42 | 3.12
| 4.41 | 3.12 |
| Feb 99 | 4.38 | 3.14
| 4.38 | 3.14 |
| March 99 | 4.30 | 2.96
| 4.30 | 2.97 |
| Apr 99 | 4.29 | 2.92
| 4.30 | 2.94 |
| May 99 | 4.30 | 2.93
| 4.29 | 2.93 |
| Jun 99 | 4.28 | 2.95
| 4.28 | 2.96 |
| Jul 99 | 4.26 | 2.93
| 4.27 | 2.93 |
| Aug 99 | 4.29 | 2.94
| 4.29 | 2.94 |
| Sep 99 | 4.30 | 2.95
| 4.30 | 2.95 |
| Oct 99 | 4.29 | 2.95
| 4.29 | 2.94 |
| Nov 99 | 4.19 | 2.84
| 4.20 | 2.85 |
| Dec 99 | 4.30 | 2.94
| 4.30 | 2.94 |
| Jan 00 | 4.37 | 3.05
| 4.37 | 3.05 |
| Feb 00 | 4.39 | 3.18
| 4.39 | 3.18 |
| Mar 00 | 4.31 | 2.97
| 4.30 | 2.97 |
Source: KH07 and QF01
Footnotes:
1. The NHS Trust based information includes patients waiting
to be admitted to NHS hospitals in England either as a day case
or ordinary admission.
2. The responsible population based information excludes
patients living outside England and all privately funded patients
waiting for treatment in NHS hospitals. However, it does include
NHS funded patients living in England, who are waiting for treatment
in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, abroad, and at private
hospitals, which are not included in the corresponding NHS Trust
based returns.
3. Data not available prior to quarter ending 30 June 1996.
(ii) Could the Department provide an update of Tables
4.15.4 to 4.15.8 on outpatient waiting times?
3. The first NHS Trust based outpatient data published
were for the quarter ended 30 September 1994. They have since
been published on a quarterly basis. The first published data
on patients still waiting for more than 13 and 26 weeks were for
the quarter ended 30 September 1996. A resident-based outpatient
return has been collected from Health Authorities since April
1997.
4. Health Authorities and NHS Trusts are working towards
seeing all patients within 26 weeks of being referred by their
GP. During the quarter ending 31 March 2000, 74 per cent of patients
were seen within 13 weeks and 93 per cent were seen within 26
weeks. Table 4.15.4 shows the number of GP written referrals which,
on 31 March 2000, had not yet been seen but had been waiting for
13 to under 26 weeks and 26 weeks and over.
5. Tables 4.15.5 to 4.15.9 show the information which
is currently available from the latest outpatient waiting time
return (for the quarter ending 31 March 2000).
Table 4.15.4
PATIENTS NOT YET SEEN FOLLOWING GP WRITTEN REFERRAL, TIME
WAITING FROM REFERRAL TO QUARTER END, QUARTER ENDED 31 MARCH 2000
| By region
|
| Region | GP written referrals not yet seen at end of quarter who have been waiting (weeks) (thousands)
|
| 13 to under 26 |
26 and over |
| Northern & Yorkshire | 34
| 18 |
| Trent | 23 | 14
|
| West Midlands | 21 | 7
|
| North West | 46 | 25
|
| Eastern | 30 | 13
|
| London | 45 | 19
|
| South East | 43 | 19
|
| South West | 27 | 17
|
| England | 270 | 132
|
Source: QM08. NHS Trust-based figures
Table 4.15.5
PATIENTS SEEN FOLLOWING GP WRITTEN REFERRAL AND TIME WAITED
FROM REFERRAL TO CONSULTATION, QUARTER ENDED 31 MARCH 2000
| | England by region
|
| Region | Number seen following GP written referral
| Of those seen % who waited (in weeks)
|
| (thousands) | under 13
| 13 to under 26 | 26 and over
|
| Northern & Yorkshire | 266
| 76 | 18 | 6
|
| Trent | 209 | 75
| 17 | 8 |
| West Midlands | 220 | 74
| 19 | 7 |
| North West | 291 | 72
| 19 | 8 |
| Eastern | 204 | 72
| 20 | 7 |
| London | 324 | 74
| 19 | 7 |
| South East | 307 | 74
| 20 | 7 |
| South West | 210 | 75
| 17 | 8 |
| England | 2,030 | 74
| 19 | 7 |
Source: QM08. NHS Trust-based figures
Table 4.15.6
PATIENTS SEEN FOLLOWING GP WRITTEN REFERRAL AND TIME WAITED
FROM REFERRAL TO CONSULTATION, QUARTER ENDED 31 MARCH 2000
| | England by speciality
|
| Speciality | Number seen following GP written referral
| Of those seen % who waited (in weeks)
|
| (thousands) | under 13
| 13 to under 26 | 26 and over
|
| All specialties | 2,030 |
74 | 19 | 7 |
Of which:
General surgery |
276
|
84 |
12 |
3
|
| Urology | 85 | 74
| 20 | 6 |
Trauma and
orthopaedics |
198
|
54 |
28 |
18
|
| Ear, Nose and Throat | 183 |
63 | 26 | 10 |
| Opthalmology | 177 | 62
| 26 | 11 |
| Oral surgery | 72 | 76
| 17 | 7 |
| Plastic surgery | 28 | 61
| 23 | 17 |
| General medicine | 130 |
79 | 17 | 3 |
| Dermatology | 153 | 66
| 25 | 9 |
| Gynaecology | 187 | 84
| 14 | 2 |
Source: QM08. NHS Trust-based figures
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