§ Mr. Denzil DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many consultant dermatologists are attached to hospitals within the East Dyfed health authority and the West Glamorgan health authority.
§ Mr. GristAs at 30 September 1988 it is provisionally estimated that there were 0.9 whole-time equivalent consultant dermatologists employed by the East Dyfed health authority and 1.8 by the West Glamorgan health authority.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the average length of waiting time before a patient can see a consultant dermatologist after referral by a general practitioner at(a) Llanelli general hospital, (b) West Wales hospital, Carmarthen, (c) Morriston hospital and (d) Singleton hospital.
§ Mr. GristInformation is not available centrally in the form requested. The number of people waiting, as at 31 March 1988, for a first consultation with a dermatologist is shown in the table:—
Number who have been waiting for more than three months Total number Number waiting Llanelli General Hospital 154 74 West Wales Hospital 637 480 Morriston Hospital 73 60 Singleton Hospital 1,060 583