Diagnostics waiting times & activity data, month ending 30 September 2011
Monthly data published today gives the waiting times for 15 key diagnostic tests carried out in the NHS
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
The monthly data published today gives the waiting times for 15 key diagnostic tests carried out in the NHS.
More information, including a diagnostic data Q&A, is available on the DH website.
Main findings this month:
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The number of patients, for whom English commissioners are responsible, waiting over 6 weeks for any one of the 15 key diagnostics tests at the end of September 2011 was 9,600, a decrease of 1,800 from August 2011, and an increase of 4,000 from September 2010.
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Of the patients waiting at the end of September 2011, 98.3% had been waiting under 6 weeks, compared to 98.0% in August 2011, and 99.0% in September 2010.