§ Mr. Onslowasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps he takes to keep himself informed of the length of waiting lists at hospitals in England and Wales for hip replacement operations.
§ Mr. MoyleReturns made in March, September and December to my Department contain numbers of those awaiting hospital in-patient admission in England for traumatic and orthopaedic surgery. At 30th September 1977 the total for this specialty was 100,105. Information is not collected centrally on numbers awaiting specific operations. This is a matter for local management.