HC Deb 07 June 1988 vol 134 c516W
Mr. Galbraith

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give for each year since 1970 the number of patients on hospital in-patient waiting lists in Scotland.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The number of persons on in-patient waiting lists for National Health Service hospitals in Scotland at 30 September in each year is as follows:

Year Number
1970 51,482
1971 51,675
1972 52,468
1973 61,079
1974 56,182
1975 54,614
1976 53,381
1977 55,387
1978 62,464
1979 71,247
1980 67,387
1981 65,228
1982 86,365
1983 88,338
1984 83,077
1985 77,677
1986 80,732
11987 77,772
1 Provisional.

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