| answer text |
<p>The data on waiting times to see a general practitioner is not held centrally.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information for the average waiting time for referral to
secondary care in England and Enfield Clinical Commissioning Group (that covers Edmonton)
is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Average (median) waiting
times in weeks from referral to treatment<sup>1</sup>, April 2015</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Patients who were admitted to</p><p>hospital during the month</p></td><td><p>Patients
who were not admitted</p><p>to hospital (e.g. outpatients)</p><p>during the month</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS
Enfield Clinical</p><p>Commissioning Group</p></td><td><p>8.3</p></td><td><p>6.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td><td><p>5.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> Consultant-led referral to treatment
waiting times, NHS England</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Note: </em>The NHS Constitution
sets out the right for patients to start consultant-led treatment within a maximum
of 18 weeks from referral for non-urgent conditions.</p><p> </p>
|
|
