§ Mr. Kinnockasked the Secretary of State for Wales how long, in terms of months and years, current waiting lists are in the major medical and surgical specialties in the Gwent and Mid-Glamorgan area health authority districts.
§ Mr. Barry JonesThe table below give the in-patient and out-patient waiting lists for each major specialty as at 31 December 1978, together with an indication of waiting times.
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RHYMNEY VALLEY DISTRICT Specialty In-patients Out-patients Total number on waiting list No waiting more than 1 year Total number on waiting list No waiting more than 3 months General medicine — — 23 — General surgery — — — — ENT — — 22 — Traumatic and Orthopaedic 201 23 311 78 Gynaecology 117 — 137 —
EAST GLAMORGAN DISTRICT Specialty In-patients Out-patients Total number on waiting list No waiting more than 1 year Total number on waiting list No waiting more than 3 months General medicine — — 144 — General surgery 714 304 769 532 ENT 1,733 1,093 560 179 Traumatic and Orthopaedic 756 613 1,167 841 Gynaecology 520 194 139 60
MERTHYR/CYNON VALLEY DISTRICT Specialty In-patients Out-patients Total number on waiting list No waiting more than 1 year Total number on waiting list No waiting more than 3 months General medicine — — 174 54 General surgery 1,402 573 1,154 770 ENT 908 541 1,395 1,176 Traumatic and Orthopaedic 458 232 878 589 Gynaecology 273 130 115 15