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NHS inpatient and outpatient waiting times figures, 31 May 2008

  • Document type:
    Statistics
  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    27 June 2008
  • Gateway reference:
    Not required
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown
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The latest monthly national statistics on NHS inpatient and outpatient waiting times produced by the Department of Health were released on 27 June 2008 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

NHS inpatient and outpatient waiting times figures for the month ending 31 May 2008 include data for England, Strategic Health Authorities, and NHS Trusts.

The key points from the latest release are:

Inpatient waiting times

  • The number of patients for whom English commissioners are responsible waiting over the 26 weeks standard for inpatient admission at the end of May 2008 was 42 (compared to the total of 535,000).
  • The number of patients for whom English commissioners are responsible waiting over 13 weeks at the end of May 2008 was 40,000, an increase of 2,800 (7.6%) from April 2008, but a fall of 72,500 (64.4%) from May 2007.

Outpatient waiting times

  • The number of patients for whom English commissioners are responsible waiting over the 13 weeks standard for a first outpatient appointment following GP referral at the end of May 2008 was 192 (compared to the total of 831,000). Of these 192, 55 were English residents waiting for appointments in Welsh hospitals.
  • • The number of patients for whom English commissioners are responsible waiting over 8 weeks at the end of May 2008 was 27,800, an increase of 4,100 (17.1%) from April 2008, but a fall of 62,800 (69.3%) from May 2007.

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