§ Mr. Litterickasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many of the privately owned hospitals and clinics listed in the reply to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak, on 3rd February were homes for the elderly, specialist abortion clinics, and general
Area Medical Number of Beds Surgical Mental Health Bedfordshire 14 — — Berkshire 17 — 7 Bradford 13 — — Buckinghamshire 37 — — Calderdale 11 — — Cheshire 13 — — Cornwall/Isles of Scilly 10 — — Devon 27 — — Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 15 — — East Sussex* 133 30 — Enfield and Haringey 27 15 — Essex 18 — — Greenwich and Bexley 11 — — Hampshire 16 — — Norfolk 9 — — North Yorkshire 24 — — Nottinghamshire 22 8 — Rochdale 46 36 — Sefton 9 — — Staffordshire 16 — — Suffolk 20 — — Surrey — 8 — Warwickshire 44 — — West Sussex 49 — — Wiltshire 20 — — Figures for Avon and Kent are not available. Approval was given under the Abortion Act to two homes in 1976, each for four beds; both homes, one in Devon and one in Avon AHA, were registered under the Nursing Homes Act before 1976. * The number of homes listed in my reply on 3rd February for East Sussex should have read 7.
§ Mr. David Youngasked the Secretary of States for Social Services (1) what were the waiting lists at Bolton Royal Hospital for each medical discipline practised in each of the last 10 years;
(2) what were the waiting lists at Bolton General Hospital for each medical
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§ Mr. MoyleInformation provided to my Department by health authorities is not in the form requested. Beds in the premises listed in my reply to my hon. Friend on 3rd February—[Vol. 943, c.361–2]—are categorised as follows:
discipline practised in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Moyle,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 15th December 1977; Vol. 941, c. 406] gave the following information:
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1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 Bolton Royal Infirmary Common Waiting List Bolton General Hospital Bolton Royal Infirmary Common Waiting List Bolton General Hospital Bolton Royal Infirmary Common Waiting List Bolton General Hospital Bolton Royal Infirmary Common Waiting List Bolton General Hospital Bolton Royal Infirmary Common Waiting List Bolton General Hospital General Medicine — 24 — — 23 — — 33 — — 30 — — 26 — Geriatrics — 50 — — 60 — — 67 — — 46 — — 71 — General Surgery — 871 — — 855 — — 873 — — 982 — — 590 — ENT (Tonsils and Adenoids) — 915 — — 1,411 — — 1,450 — — 1,294 — — 911 — ENT (Other) — 302 — — 355 — — 365 — — 359 — — 290 — Traumatic and Orthopaedic — 205 — — 157 — — 195 — — 189 — — 297 — Paediatrics N/A Nil N/A Nil N/A Nil N/A Nil N/A Nil Ophthalmology 77 N/A 96 N/A 182 N/A N/A N/A 280 N/A Plastic Surgery 43 N/A 54 N/A 85 N/A 94 N/A 88 N/A Dental Surgery N/A 95 N/A 134 N/A 152 N/A 143 N/A 90 Gynaecology 236 Nil 144 Nil 229 Nil 314 Nil 405 Nil Child Psychiatry N/A Nil N/A Nil N/A Nil N/A Nil N/A Nil Mental Illness N/A Nil N/A Nil N/A Nil N/A Nil N/A Nil
1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 Bolton Royal Infirmary Common Waiting List Bolton General Hospital Bolton Royal Infirmary Common Waiting List Bolton General Hospital Bolton Royal Infirmary Common Waiting List Bolton General Hospital Bolton Royal Infirmary Common Waiting List Bolton General Hospital Bolton Royal Infirmary Common Waiting List Bolton General Hospital General Medicine — 12 — — 11 — — 14 — — 15 — — 9 — Geriatrics — 83 — — 87 — — 46 — N/A 40 N/A 37 General Surgery — 470 — — 700 — — 828 — — 1,272 — — 1,254 — ENT (Tonsils and Adenoids) — 461 — — 471 — — 558 — — 154 — 510 N/A ENT (Other) — 314 — — — — — — 254 — Traumatic and Orthopaedic — 274 — — 191 — — 166 — — 317 — — 443 — Paediatrics N/A Nil N/A Nil N/A Nil N/A Nil N/A Nil Ophthalmology 264 N/A 330 N/A 287 N/A 367 N/A 415 N/A Plastic Surgery 85 N/A 61 N/A 63 N/A 74 N/A 87 N/A Dental Surgery N/A 63 N/A 50 N/A 54 N/A 160 N/A 272 Gynaecology 288 54 369 83 295 51 — 546 — — 471 — Child Psychiatry N/A Nil N/A Nil N/A Nil N/A Nil N/A Nil Mental Illness N/A Nil N/A Nil N/A Nil N/A Nil N/A Nil Notes:
1. = indicates common waiting list only for both hospitals.
2. N/A indicates specialty not provided.
3. NK indicates not known.
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