HC Deb 09 December 1975 vol 902 cc186-8W
Mr. Gourlay

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of cases on the waiting lists for general surgical, orthopaedic, bynaecological and ENT operations, respectively, and the numbers waiting for geriatric and psychogeriatric

Health Board General Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery
Argyll and Clyde 2,127 356 412
Ayrshire and Arran 1,038 172 1,960
Borders 399 172 28
Dumfries and Galloway 1,444 122 221
Fife 1,457 1,157 469
Forth Valley 768 645 544
Grampian 1,205 390 753
Greater Glasgow 2,368 1,453 1,528
Highland 170 400 313
Lanarkshire 1,269 413 764
Lothian 1,523 795 1,447
Orkney Nil Nil Nil
Shetland 56 Nil Nil
Tayside 1,116 889 426
Western Isles 10 Nil 6

Figures of psycho-geriatric waiting lists are not available. The geriatric waiting list figures are shown below. It is not possible to sub-divide the gynaecological figures into medical and surgical and the figures which are given below are totals.

Health Board Geriatric Gynaecology
Argyll and Clyde 213 669
Ayrshire and Arran 274 655
Borders 44 33
Dumfries and Galloway 48 452
Fife 116 320
Forth Valley 96 662
Grampian 196 876
Greater Glasgow 217 1,028
Highland 30 273
Lanarkshire 85 1,105
Lothian 431 1,290
Orkney Nil Nil
Shetland 36 Nil
Tayside 86 531
Western Isles 30 12

beds in each of the health board areas in Scotland at the latest convenient date.

Mr. William Ross

The waiting list figures at 31st December 1974 for general surgical, orthopaedic and ENT operations are set out in the table below.