HC Deb 28 January 1972 vol 829 c547W
Mr. Kenneth Clarke

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average length of waiting lists for admission of non-emergency cases to

1970 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Sheffield Regional Hospital area … … 11.3 10.8 11.1 11.3 11.3 11.5
England … … 11.4 10.9 11.2 11.2 11.0 11.5

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average length of waiting lists for the admission of non-emergency cases to the Nottingham General Hospital.

Mr. Alison

The numbers waiting, by speciality, on 31st December, 1971, were:

General surgery 564
Orthopaedic surgery 82
E.N.T. (T. and A.) 215
E.N.T. (other) 555
General medicine 14
Dental surgery 141