§ 51. Mr. Whiteheadasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average waiting time in the Sheffield Hospital Management Committee Group for sterilisation by vasectomy operation under the National Health Service; and what is the average time for private patients.
§ Mr. AlisonThe average waiting time for National Health Service patients is about two months. So far as private patients are concerned, waiting time depends on individual arrangements made between the patients and the surgeon.