HL Deb 01 November 1990 vol 522 cc1912-4WA
Lord Ennals

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will list the numbers of United Kingdom patients on National Health Service waiting lists for each year from 1973 to 1990 using the figures which are normally published in March and September.

Baroness Hooper

The information requested is given in the table. Over the period in question, the number of in-patients treated each year increased by approximately 30 per cent. in the United Kingdom as a whole.

Year Month England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland United Kingdom
1976 September 588,000 37,000 53,000 22,000 700,000
1977 March 595,000 35,000 54,000 23,000 707,000
1977 September 591,000 35,000 55,000 23,000 704,000
1978 March 603,000 35,000 57,000 23,000 718,000
1978 September 628,000 34,000 61,000 23,000 746,000
1979 March 752,000 40,000 77,000 24,000 893,000
1979 September 698,000 38,000 71,000 24,000 831,000
1980 March 665,000 40,000 70,000 22,000 797,000
1980 September 636,000 37,000 67,000 22,000 762,000
1981 March 628,000 36,000 68,000 20,000 752,000
1981 September 619,000 32,000 65,000 20,000 736,000
1982 March 622,000 33.000 67,000 20,000 742,000
1982 September 726,000 39,000 86,000 20,000 871,000
1983 March 726,000 39,000 97,000 24,000 886,000
1983 September 704,000 39,000 88,000 24,000 855,000
1984 March 693,000 40,000 85,000 23,000 841,000
1984 September 683,000 39,000 83,000 23,000 828,000
1985 March 674,000 40,000 79,000 22,000 815,000
1985 September 661,000 41,000 78,000 22,000 802,000
1986 March 673,000 42,000 81,000 26,000 822,000
1986 September 682,000 41,000 81,000 26,000 830,000
1987 March 688,000 41,000 81,000 26,000 836,000
1987 September 661,000 40,000 78,000 26,000 805,000
1988 March 679,000 42,000 67,000 28,000 816,000
1988 September 691,000 41,000 63,000 28,000 823,000
1989 March 705,000 42,000 61,000 26,000 834,000
1989 September 699,000 42,000 58,000 26,000 825,000
1990 March 710,000 46,000 58,000 27,000 841,000
1 These figures for end of June for England.
2 These figures for end of December for England.

Source:

England: SBH2O3, KH06, KH07, KHO7A.

Wales: Welsh Office.

Scotland: Scottish Office.

Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Office.