Diagnostic Test Waiting Times And Patient Choice, UK

Main Category: Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
Article Date: 13 Dec 2007 - 1:00 PDT

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The following statistics were released by the Department of Health:

- Diagnostics waiting times & activity data: month ending 31 October 2007 and diagnostic census for quarter ending 30 September 2007.

Monthly waiting and activity data show the NHS' progress in tackling the waiting times for diagnostic tests like scans.

The monthly data published gives the waiting times for 15 key diagnostic tests carried out in the NHS.

In addition, the quarterly census identifies all diagnostic waits over 6 weeks and over 13 weeks. This data will help the NHS in delivering the new 18 week maximum wait from GP to treatment, including all diagnostic tests, by the end of 2008. More information, including a diagnostic data Q&A, is available via the 18 week website.

- Report on the National Patient Choice Survey July 2007 England and provisional headline results of the September 2007 survey.

-- Diagnostic data
-- 18 week website
-- Patient choice

http://www.doh.gov.uk/