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 December 2010 was 10,100, an increase of 4,400 from November 2010, and 4,700 from December 2009.
Of the patients waiting at the end of December 2010, 98.0% had been waiting under 6 weeks, compared to 98.9% in November 2010, and 98.9% in December 2009.
This is interesting data and I wonder how it compares to waiting times for key diagnostic tests here in the US.
Transparancy is England's Department of Health sending out a tweet on their waiting times for key diagnostic tests. Main findings include:
This is interesting data and I wonder how it compares to waiting times for key diagnostic tests here in the US.