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Hospital Waiting Lists

Volume 270: debated on Monday 22 January 1996

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the percentage of patients dying while on the waiting list for bypass surgery, (a) nationally and (b) by region. [10748]

DescriptionRun byNumber of callsCost £
Blood Donor lineManaged by the Central78,516 (April to December33,074
Office of Information for1995)
the Department of Health
DrinklineDrinkline (non-profit making44,000 (October 1993 to516,000 (DH funding for
limited company)January 1996)1993–94–1995–96)
Health Information ServiceNHS—regionally provided1,000,788 (April 1992 to8,113,170 (April 1992 to
ServiceDecember 1995)March 1996 Includes all
costs associated with
establishing the service and
in initially publicising its
availability)
Health Literature line (including theManaged by the Central255,885 (April to December108,026
Organ Donor line)Office of Information for1995)
the Department of Health
National AIDS Helpline and NationalNetwork of Scotland Ltd.386,953 (April to December1,569,000 (estimated total
Drugs Helpline(independent company1995)1995–1996 cost)
contracted by the
Department of Health)
National AIDS HelplineBroadcasting Support Services4,200,514 (January 1990 to6,038,000
and Network ScotlandDecember 1994)
(contracted by the
Department of Health)
Sexwise helplineManaged by the Central784,016 (April to December366,854
Office of Information for1995)
the Department of Health
Committee safety medicines freephoneMedicines Control Agency1,977 (January 1994 to7,510 (call costs only)
December 1995)
Details of other helpline services could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Details of the helpline numbers are as listed:
  • Blood Donor line: 0345 711 711
  • Drinkline: O345 32 02 02
  • Health Information Service: 0800 66 55 44
  • Health Literature line: 0800 555 777
  • National Drugs helpline: 0800 77 66 00
  • National AIDS helpline: 0800 567 123
  • Sexwise: 0800 28 29 30

I refer the hon. Member to the reply my right hon. Friend the then Minister for Health (Dr. Mawhinney) gave the hon. Member for Bristol, South (Ms Primarolo) on 19 May 1994, Official Report, column 557.