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Hospitals: Waiting Lists

Volume 494: debated on Tuesday 16 June 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average treatment waiting times are for (a) Chorley Hospital, (b) Lancashire Primary Care Trust and (c) England. (280288)

The Department collects referral to treatment (RTT) data at trust level and not for individual hospitals where these form part of a larger trust. Chorley hospital forms part of the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust for which data has been provided.

Average (median) RTT waiting times for March 2009 (latest published data) are as follows:

Median waiting times (weeks)

Admitted

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

7.6

Central Lancashire Primary Care Trust

6.0

England

7.7

Non-admitted

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

4.5

Central Lancashire Primary Care Trust

4.3

England

3.8