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TABLE B19
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Outpatient Waiting Times: Patients seen following GP written referral and time waited from referral to consultation - Quarter ended 30 September 2003
England
Number seen following
Percentage seen
Percentage seen
GP referral (thousands)
who waited under
who waited over
13 weeks
26 weeks
Specialty
Sep 02
Sep 03
Sep 02
Sep 03
Sep 02
Sep 03
All specialties
2017
2015
78
80
1
0
General surgery
278
269
87
90
0
0
Urology
88
84
76
80
1
0
Trauma and Orthopaedics
199
203
66
65
2
0
Ear, Nose and Throat
170
172
70
69
1
0
Ophthalmology
179
173
70
72
1
0
Oral surgery
77
79
75
75
1
0
Plastic surgery
28
28
70
73
2
1
General medicine
128
124
80
82
1
0
Dermatology
154
164
74
79
1
0
Gynaecology
184
184
85
87
1
0
Contact:Richard Reed 0113 2545455 (email: richard.reed@doh.gsi.gov.uk)
See General Notes Section
See Chart
2.0 million patients were seen for their first outpatient appointment in the quarter ending September 2003 following referral from their GP.
Of those seen following referral by their GP, 80% had waited less than 13 weeks and 99.8% had waited less than 26 weeks.
TABLE B19
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