HC Deb 12 April 1988 vol 131 cc116-7W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the current waiting lists for(a) examinations, (b) operations and (c) beds in each specialty in each hospital in the Nottingham health district.

Mr. Newton

The available information, for 31 December 1986, is given in the table. It should be noted that in certain specialties a clinician may maintain a waiting list which is common to more than one hospital within a district health authority.

In-patients waiting lists as at 31 December 1986, by hospital, Nottingham District Health Authority
Hospital and Specialty Waiting list
Nottingham City
General surgery 140
Traumatic and orthopaedics 290
Urology 77
Plastic surgery 1,160
Thoracic surgery 47
Gynaecology 658
Total 2,372
Nottingham General
Oral surgery1 844
Total 844
University
Dermatology 16
Neurology 22
Geriatrics 7
General surgery 811
Ear, Nose and Throat 1,491
Traumatic and orthopaedics 352
Ophthalmology 666
Urology 124
Neurosurgery 26
Gynaecology 355
Total 3,870
Saxondale
Total 0
Highbury
Total 0
St. Ann's
Psychiatry children 1
Adolescent psychiatry 2
Total 3
Basford
Total 0
St. Francis
Psychogeriatric 11
Total 11
Mapperley
Mental illness 22
Total 22
The Coppice
Total 0
1 Patients on the waiting list are treated at Nottingham City and University Hospitals.