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NHS inpatient and outpatient waiting times figures, 30 June 2008

The latest monthly national statistics on NHS inpatient and outpatient waiting times produced by the Department of Health were released on 1 August 2008 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

NHS inpatient and outpatient waiting times figures for the month ending 30th June 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 June 2008 was 41 (compared to the total of 540,000).
• The number of patients, for whom English commissioners are responsible, waiting over 13 weeks at the end of June 2008 was 37,600, a decrease of 2,400 (6.1%) from May 2008, and a fall of 62,300 (62.4%) from June 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 June 2008 was 251 (compared to the total of 837,000). Of these 251, 56 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 June 2008 was 29,300, an increase of 1,400 (5.2%) from May 2008, but a fall of 45,500 (60.9%) from June 2007.

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