§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average waiting time for (a) coronary bypass operations and (b) operations for total replacement of the hip joint.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe latest available information is set out in the following table. Detailed analysis of waiting times for coronary bypass operations in available only for 1982 while that for hip joint replacement operations dates from 1981.
Average wait in days* Coronary artery bypass graft operations 1982 Single coronary artery bypass operations 90 Multiple coronary artery bypass operations 101 Total replacement of the hip joint 1981 207 * Information relates to the mean waiting time for patients admitted from the waiting lists and who were discharged from hospital during 1981 and 1982.
§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the rate per million of population for coronary bypass operations in Scotland; and if he has any information as to the figures in other European and North American countries.
§ Mr. John MacKayThis rate was 126.6 per million of the population in 1982, the latest date for which information is available. I have no information on comparable statistics in other European or North American countries.