Lithotriptor Centre

HC Deb 23 October 1989 vol 158 cc330-1W

Mr. Sillars

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the waiting list, by health board, for access to treatment at the Scottish lithotriptor centre.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The number of patients awaiting treatment at the Scottish lithotriptor centre on 16 October 1989 was 217. This figure includes five patients from north of England health authorities. The breakdown, by health boards, of the remaining 212 patients is:

	Number
Lothian	47
Greater Glasgow	52
Fife	19
Forth Valley	10

	Number
Tayside	10
Lanarkshire	25
Orkney	Nil
Shetland	Nil
Grampian	7
Borders	6
Highland	10
Dumfries and Galloway	3
Western Isles	4
Argyle and Clyde	9
Ayrshire and Arran	10