HC Deb 09 July 1987 vol 119 cc237-41W
Mr. Galbraith

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the total average waiting time for National Health Service in-patient treatment in each surgical specialty in each hospital in Scotland for 1986.

General surgery Orthopaedic surgery Ent. surgery Opthalmology Urology Neurosurgery Cardio-thoracic surgery Plastic surgery Oral surgery and medicine Paediatric surgery Gynaecology
Ayrshire and Arran
Crosshouse 59 83 193 112 86
Ayr County 53 145 287 (216)
Heathfield 64
Seafield Sick Children's 154 39 194 41
Ballochmyle 24 123 293 59 42 54
Borders
Peel 35 73
Argyll and Clyde
Dunoon and District General 53 (266) 44
Victoria Rothesay 90 102
West Highland 18 (98) 164 30
Vale of Leven District General 55 53 73 66
Victoria Infirmary, Helensburgh 54 23
Inverclyde Royal 133 227 103 167 2 53
Hawkhead (1) 29
Royal Alexandra Infirmary 113 83
Royal Alexandra Annexe 123 156
Royal Victoria Eye Infirmary 66
Thorn 85

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Information for 1986 is not yet available. The table gives the mean waiting time (in days) for patients admitted from the waiting list and discharged from surgical specialties during 1985. The figures do not include emergency admissions; those in brackets are based on less than five cases.

General surgery Orthopaedic surgery Ent. surgery Opthalmology Urology Neurosurgery Cardiothoracic surgery Plastic surgery Oral surgery and medicine Paediatric surgery Gynaecology
Fife
Victoria Kirkcaldy 184 130 192 67 124 38 115 33
Adamson 276 53 42
St. Andrews 155 494 137 42
Randolph Wemyss Memorial 129
Dunfermline and West Fife 88 118 (1) 41
Maternity Hospital, Dunfermline 25
Greater Glasgow
Canniesburn 140 201
Glasgow R I 64 75 82 63 51 10 63 31
Stobhill 63 75 56 60 27 54 38
Mearnskirk General 9 5 149 130
Philipshill 158
Royal Samaritan Hospital for women 22
Victoria Infirmary 58 161 94 222 41
David Elder Infirmary 43
Elder Cottage (24)
Southern General 82 103 135 103 28 148 32
Gartnavel District General 42 82 100 70
R H S C, Drumchapel (1)
R H S C, Yorkhill 60 187 43 59 117
Western Infirmary 39 89 80 29
Highland
Dunbar Hospital, Thurso 71
Bignold 86
Lawson Memorial 13
R N I, Inverness 32 19 65 91 235
Raigmore 45 161 90 113 359 74 35
Belford 17 221
Mackinnon Memorial 15
Ross Memorial 44 103 144
Lanarkshire
Monklands District General 22 22 26 21 26 14 20
Cleland 14
Law 62 134 120 85 126 27
Hairmyres 54 77 36 22 29 49
Stonehouse 61 69 68 59 85 36
Grampian
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary 64 148 196 74 42 27 86 99
Woodend 74 112 209 157 85
Royal Aberdeen Children's 57 62 161 166 40 65
Aberdeen Maternity 13
Huntly Jubilee 36 65
Chalmers 45 125 87
Dr. Grey's 20 201 197
Turner 109
Leanchoil 210
Orkney
Balfour 28
Lothian
Beechmount 4 (7) 4 3 4 (1) 7
Eastern General 50 19
East Fortune (5)
Leith 42 42
Roodlands General 68 48
Western General 69 162 70 36 40 54
Astley Ainslie (12)
Bruntsfield 60 45
Chalmers 88
City Edinburgh (19) 96 11
Deaconess 28
Longmore 40
P M R Orthopaedic 128
R H S C, Edinburgh 133 110 129
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary 51 13 101 57 (24) 17 (26) 74 49
Bangour General 37 47 90 149 26
Tayside
Ninewells 96 152 97 194 21 118 52
Dundee Royal Infirmary 190 101 48 74 53
Bridge of Earn 23 98 67 96
Perth Royal Infirmary 36 (12) 66 67 36
Blairgowrie and Rattray Cottage 45
Meigle Cottage 17
Arbroath Infirmary 36 86
Forfar Infirmary 78 156 (30) 36
Strachthro 24 228 (13) 32

General surgery Orthopaedic surgery Ent. surgery Opthalmology Urology Neurosurgery Cardio-thoracic surgery Plastic surgery Oral surgery and medicine Paediatric surgery Gynaecology
Forth Valley
Falkirk Royal Infirmary 107 121 32 49 61 48
Stirling Royal Infirmary 55 115 58 58 37 62 29
Clackmannan County 64 260 17
Western Isles
Lewis 28 186 95 26 52
Daliburgh 15
Dumfries and Galloway
Cresswell Maternity 126
Dumfries and Galloway R I 93 82 114 93 172 89 117
Garrick 78
Shetland
Gilbert Bain 59
Scotland Summary 66 123 118 47 67 37 33 139 78 96 47

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