Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many patients are on waiting lists in each of the regions of Scotland.
Mr. John MacKayProvisional information for each health board area as at 31 March 1983 has just become available and is as follows:
Health Board Number on Waiting Lists Ayrshire and Arran 5,138 Argyll and Clyde 7,696 Borders 345 Dumfries and Galloway 3,244 Fife 7,244 Forth Valley 3,790 Grampian 11,280 Greater Glasgow 23,048 Highland 2,335 Lanarkshire 9,052 Lothian 16,271 Orkney 48 Shetland 137 Tayside 7,713 Western Isles 98 Scotland 97,439