HC Deb 09 November 1976 vol 919 cc128-31W
Mrs. Chalker

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average period of waiting in each health region for (a) non-acute general surgery, (b) non-acute gynaecological surgery, (c) non-acute orthopaedic surgery and (d) non-acute medical treatment in each of the last two years.

Mr. Moyle

, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 25th October 1976; Vol. 918, c. 73] gave the following information:

Information in the form requested is not yet available for 1974 and 1975. The following table gives regional statistics of non-urgent cases on waiting lists for over a year in the four broad specialties of general medicine, general surgery, traumatic and orthopaedic surgery and

NUMBER OF NON-URGENT CASES ON WAITING LISTS BY SELECTED SPECIALTIES AT 30TH SEPTEMBER 1975 AND 31ST MARCH 1976
GENERAL MEDICINE*
Total Non-Urgent Cases On list for more than one year Percentage of cases on list for over one year
Regional Health Authority September March September March September March
1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976
All England 1,901 2,373 104 118 5.5 5.0
Northern 139 183 2 7 1.4 3.8
Yorkshire 159 42 11 2 6.9 4.8
Trent 138 141 9 25 6.5 17.7
East Anglia 74 110 3 3 4.1 2.7
North West Thames 470 572 32 14 6.8 2.5
North East Thames 205 258 20 20 9.8 7.8
South East Thames 161 184 6 7 3.7 3.8
South West Thames 39 94 Nil Nil Nil Nil
Wessex 60 58 Nil 3 Nil 5.2
Oxford 69 135 Nil Nil Nil Nil
South Western 92 134 1 3 11 2.2
West Midlands 148 228 19 30 12.8 13.2
Mersey 52 59 Nil 3 Nil 5.1
North Western 57 112 1 1 1.8 0.9
Preserved Boards of Governors 38 63 Nil Nil Nil Nil
* In the case of general medicine, it is generally acknowledged that long waiting times for admission are not regarded as a problem associated with this specialty and the very small numbers recorded above suggest that these are exceptional cases.

GENERAL SURGERY
Total Non-Urgent Cases On list for more than one year Percentage of cases on list for over one year
Regional Health Authority September March September March September March
1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976
All England 136,630 157,236 38,984 44,172 28.5 28.1
Northern 8,199 9,377 1,221 1,651 14.9 17.6
Yorkshire 8,311 8,450 1,503 1,750 18.1 20.7
Trent 12,481 14,322 4,332 5,205 34.7 36.3
East Anglia 4,282 5,275 1,161 1,220 27.1 23.1
North West Thames 9,023 10,934 1,829 1,928 20.3 17.6
North East Thames 8,307 11,610 1,445 1,651 17.4 14.2
South East Thames 10,242 12,130 2,359 2,900 23.0 23.9
South West Thames 5,880 7,166 800 928 13.6 13.0
Wessex 8,383 8,548 2,197 2,266 26.2 26.5
Oxford 6,931 8,006 2,141 2,271 30.9 28.4
South Western 13,416 14,296 5,582 5,550 41.6 38.8
West Midlands 18,973 20,683 6,764 7,344 35.7 35.5
Mersey 6,064 6,927 1,331 1,835 22.0 26.5
North Western 15,946 19,274 6,313 7,669 39.6 39.8
Preserved Boards of Governors 192 238 6 4 3.1 1.7

TRAUMATIC AND ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
Total Non-Urgent Cases On list for more than one year Percentage of cases on list for over one year
Regional Health Authority September March September March September March
1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976
All England 73,346 82,123 24,372 26,290 33.2 32.0
Northern 4,323 4,786 1,256 1,335 29.1 27.9
Yorkshire 3,831 4,409 1,101 1,123 28.7 25.5
Trent 8,381 9,142 3,756 3,646 44.8 39.9
East Anglia 2,575 2,936 1,248 1,106 48.5 37.7
North West Thames 6,078 6,671 1,729 1,937 28.5 29.0
North East Thames 4,487 5,608 1,125 1,315 25.1 23.5
South East Thames 6,085 6,863 1,766 2,253 29.0 32.8
South West Thames 3,937 4,651 1,111 1,153 28.0 24.8
Wessex 4,084 4,033 1,387 1,017 34.0 25.2
Oxford 4,156 4,687 1,493 1,716 35.9 36.6

gynaecology at the end of September 1975 and March 1976.

TRAUMATIC AND ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
Total Non-Urgent Cases On list for more than one year Percentage of cases on list for over one year
Regional Health Authority September March September March September March
1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976
South Western 4,356 4,673 1,462 1,248 33.6 26.7
West Midlands 8,143 9,239 2,349 2,918 28.9 31.6
Mersey 3,497 3,993 1,352 1,526 38.7 38.2
North Western 8,528 9,483 3,237 3,992 38.0 42.1
Preserved Boards of Governors 849 949 Nil 5 Nil 0.5

GYNAECOLOGY
Total Non-Urgent Cases On list for more than one year Percentage of cases on list for over one year
Regional Health Authority September March September March September March
1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976
All England 65,342 74,215 12,053 13,459 18.5 18.1
Northern 3,184 4,049 262 282 8.2 7.0
Yorkshire 5,226 5,539 971 857 18.6 15.5
Trent 5,634 5,928 1,431 1,343 25.4 22.7
East Anglia 2,667 3,087 471 477 17.7 15.5
North West Thames 5,041 5,455 549 752 10.9 13.8
North East Thames 4,074 5,297 420 498 10.3 9.4
South East Thames 4,412 5,278 952 829 21.6 15.7
South West Thames 3,956 4,224 661 873 16.7 20.7
Wessex 3,453 3,747 329 280 9.5 7.5
Oxford 3,131 4,005 300 582 9.6 14.5
South Western 5,450 5,717 1,087 1,104 19.9 19.3
West Midlands 6,671 7,206 1,245 1,440 18.7 20.0
Mersey 4,096 4,557 782 1,121 19.1 24.6
North Western 7,874 9,627 2,589 2,963 32.9 30.8
Preserved Boards of Governors 473 499 4 58 0.9 11.6