Average waiting times for heart surgery for the relevant organisations are shown in the following table.
England Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation trust Mean days waited Median days waited Finished Consultant Episodes Mean days waited Median days waited Finished Consultant Episodes Mean days waited Median days waited Finished Consultant Episodes 2006-07 65 56 294,811 45 42 846 44 36 1,506 2005-06 74 60 287,215 52 30 896 117 45 1,547 2004-05 87 69 270,917 95 111 559 97 43 1,227 2003-04 100 70 254,710 2 2 32 52 21 1,156 2002-03 108 74 233,223 8 8 27 58 36 920 2001-02 109 69 214,077 1— 1— 44 60 41 990 2000-01 112 69 198,718 1— 1— 50 116 60 983 1999-2000 102 60 185,750 1— 1— 58 103 60 819 1998- 99 108 63 177,711 1— 1— 42 26 13 737 1997- 98 105 60 161,922 1— 1— 31 2— 2— 2— 1 Denotes very few heart operations were performed in Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust between 1997-98 and 2001 02. Those heart operations that did take place were likely to be emergency procedures. 2 Denotes 1997-98 data have not been provided for Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust due to a complex merger that occurred during this time. Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), The NHS Information Centre for health and social care.
Statistics on average waiting times between decision to treat and treatment for cancer surgery are not collected centrally. Performance against the cancer waiting time standard of a maximum wait of 31 days from decision to treat to first cancer treatment for the relevant organisations are shown in the following table
Percentage Quarter Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust England 2004-05 Q4 99.0 91.8 91.1 2005-06 Q4 100.0 98.7 98.9 2006-07 Q4 99.7 99.5 99.6 2007-08 Q4 100.0 98.7 99.5