HC Deb 22 July 1980 vol 989 c203W
Mr. Greville Janner

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many men, women and children, respectively, are awaiting operations in England and Wales in each of the following specialties: orthopaedics, opthal-mology, gynaecology, ear, nose and throat, varicose veins, hernias, and other

PATIENTS AWAITING ADMISSION TO NHS HOSPITALS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 30 SEPTEMBER 1979 (Thousands)
Urgent Cases Non-Urgent Cases Total (All Cases) 1977 A verage Waiting Time (Weeks)
Total Cases Waiting More Than 1 Month Total Cases Waiting More Than 1 Year
Traumatic and Orthopaedic … … 14.5 12.2 122.8 47.0 137.4* 20.6
Ophthalmology … … 2.8 2.1 43.6 10.7 46.4 19.3
Gynaecology … … 4.7 2.2 104.8 17.9 109.5 11.8
ENT … … 3.5 2.3 110.5 31.8 1140 22.4
Other surgical … … 22.0 14.5 277.3 96.0 299.3 15.7
Operations on veins … … 35.4
Hernias … … Information not available 21.8
* Discrepancy due to rounding.