The data on waiting times to see a general practitioner is not held centrally.<\/p>
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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>
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Average (median) waiting times in weeks from referral to treatment1<\/sup>, April 2015<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> Patients who were admitted to<\/p> hospital during the month<\/p><\/td> Patients who were not admitted<\/p> to hospital (e.g. outpatients)<\/p> during the month<\/p><\/td><\/tr> NHS Enfield Clinical<\/p> Commissioning Group<\/p><\/td> 8.3<\/p><\/td> 6.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> England<\/p><\/td> 9.0<\/p><\/td> 5.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/em><\/p> <\/p> Source:<\/em> Consultant-led referral to treatment waiting times, NHS England<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> 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>"}
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