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Mr. Amess
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time was for patients admitted to Southend General Hospital Accident and Emergency Department to see a doctor in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000, (e) 2001 and (f) 2002. [130957]
Dr. Ladyman
Information on average waiting times in accident and emergency departments is not collected centrally.
Mr. Amess
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time was for patients admitted to Southend General Hospital Accident and Emergency Department to be admitted to a ward in each year since 1997. [130958]
Dr. Ladyman
The information requested for the period from 2001–02 to the present is shown in the table. Prior to 2001–02, data were collected at health authority level.