HC Deb 03 December 1982 vol 33 c328W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many operations were cancelled and how many outpatient appointments were cancelled during the Health Service dispute in (a) the United Kingdom as a whole, (b) the Merseyside regional health authority and (c) the Macclesfield district health authority.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

Information as at 7 November 1982 is as follows:

Operations cancelled Out-patient appointments cancelled
England 147,000 125,000
Mersey Region 5,500 24,000
Macclesfield District 60 160
Information for the United Kingdom is not available.

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