To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the numbers of patients on waiting lists in each NHS trust and health authority in the north-west region (a) currently, (b) one year ago and (c) two years ago. [78786]
The information requested is shown in the tables.
| Numbers of patients on waiting lists in the north west region—health authority | |||
| March 1997 | March 1998 | February 1999 | |
| Bury and Rochdale | 9,894 | 10,943 | 9,824 |
| East Lancashire | 13,173 | 15,339 | 13,374 |
| Liverpool | 12,711 | 12,883 | 11,680 |
| Manchester | 12,172 | 12,851 | 11,162 |
| Morecambe Bay | 7,436 | 7,550 | 7,007 |
| North West Lancashire | 13,001 | 14,170 | 12,948 |
| North Cheshire | 8,923 | 10,484 | 9,652 |
| Salford and Trafford | 13,455 | 14,352 | 13,200 |
| Sefton | 9,239 | 8,915 | 8,086 |
| South Cheshire | 16,628 | 18,048 | 15,273 |
| South Lancashire | 10,092 | 10,414 | 9,354 |
| St. Helen and Knowsley | 9,920 | 9,966 | 8,935 |
| Stockport | 6,541 | 8,262 | 7,774 |
| West Pennine | 14,223 | 15,016 | 13,684 |
| Wigan and Bolton | 16,122 | 16,379 | 14,917 |
| Wirral | 6,354 | 6,661 | 5,722 |
| Regional Total | 179,884 | 192,233 | 172,592 |
| Numbers of patients on waiting lists in the north west region—NHS Trusts | |||
| March 1997 | March 1998 | February 1999 | |
| Aintree Hospital | 10,251 | 9,105 | 8,364 |
| Bay Community | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Blackburn, Hyndbum and Ribble | 5,840 | 6,569 | 5,450 |
| Blackpool Victoria Hospital | 8,392 | 9,866 | 8,838 |
| Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde Corn | 36 | 20 | 22 |
| Bolton Hospitals | 5,938 | 5,794 | 5,210 |
Numbers of patients on waiting lists in the north west region— NHS Trusts
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March 1997
| March 1998
| February 1999
| |
| Burnley Healthcare | 4,903 | 6,157 | 5,257 |
| Cardiothoracic Centre | 1,426 | 1,417 | 1,400 |
| Central Manchester Healthcare | 12,319 | 12,531 | 11,564 |
| Chorley and South Ribble | 1,857 | 2,121 | 2,185 |
| Christie Hospital | 964 | 965 | 1,073 |
| Clatterbridge Centre | 67 | 89 | 80 |
| Countess of Chester | 7,618 | 7,436 | 6,488 |
| East Cheshire | 2,022 | 2,824 | 2,261 |
| Halton General | 1,922 | 2,280 | 1,801 |
| Liverpool Women's | 1,114 | 1,109 | 919 |
| Manchester Children's | 2,801 | 3,260 | 2,881 |
| Mental Health Services Salford | 54 | 114 | 70 |
| Mid-Cheshire Hospital | 5,873 | 6,933 | 5,863 |
| Morcambe Bay Hospitals | 7,482 | 7,148 | 6,706 |
| North Manchester | 5,787 | 6,002 | 4,727 |
| North Mersey Community | 239 | 158 | 92 |
| Oldham | 8,436 | 8,332 | 7,467 |
| Preston Acute | 8,970 | 8,500 | 7,658 |
| Rochdale Healthcare | 4,464 | 4,684 | 4,183 |
| Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen | 8,934 | 9,170 | 8,642 |
| Royal Liverpool Children's | 1,695 | 2,275 | 2,140 |
| Salford Royal Hospitals | 5,241 | 6,368 | 6,074 |
| South Manchester University | 6,764 | 7,292 | 6,877 |
| Southport and Formby Community | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Southport and Formby Acute | 4,197 | 4,122 | 3,664 |
| St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals | 8,596 | 8,217 | 7,216 |
| Stockport Acute Services | 6,323 | 8,120 | 7,739 |
| Stockport Healthcare | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tameside and Glossop Acute | 3,216 | 3,704 | 3,334 |
| Trafford Healthcare | 4,109 | 3,754 | 3,193 |
| Walton Centre | 669 | 669 | 586 |
| Warrington Hospital | 6,446 | 8,127 | 7,775 |
| West Lancashire | 2,411 | 2,735 | 2,481 |
| Wigan and Leigh Health Services | 7,694 | 8,234 | 7,343 |
| Wirral and West Cheshire Comm | 88 | 36 | 8 |
| Wirral Hospital | 5,504 | 5,678 | 4,943 |
| Wrightington Hospitals | 2,643 | 2,604 | 2,683 |
| Regional Total | 185,536 | 196,962 | 177,445 |