HC Deb 24 July 1990 vol 177 cc164-6W
Mr. Gareth Wardell

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what was the number of patients requiring non-urgent treatment as in-patients for traumatic and orthopaedic surgery at Withybush hospital at the latest available date who had waited for(a) up to three months, (b) between three months and six months, (c) between six months and nine months, (d) between nine months and one year, (e) between one year and 15 months, (f) between 15 months and 18 months, (g) between 18 months and two years and (h) more than two years;

(2) what was the number of patients requiring treatment as out-patients for traumatic and orthopaedic surgery at the latest available date who had waited for (a) up to three months, (b) between three months and six months, (c) between six months and nine months, (d) between nine months and one year and (e) more than one year at (i) Nevill Hall hospital, (ii) University Hospital of Wales and (iii) Morriston hospital;

(3) what was the number of patients requiring urgent treatment as in-patients for general surgery including urology at the latest available date, who had waited for (i) between one month and two months, (ii) between two months and three months, (iii) between three months and four months, (iv) between four months and five months, (v) between five months and six months, (vi) between six months and one year and (vii) more than one year at (a) Withybush hospital, (b) St. Woolos hospital and (c) University Hospital of Wales;

(4) what was the number of patients requiring non-urgent treatment as in-patients for general surgery including urology at the latest available date, who had waited for (i) between three months and six months, (ii) between six months and nine months, (iii) between nine months and one year, (iv) between one year and 15 months, (v) between 15 months and 18 months, (vi) between 18 months and 21 months and (vii) between 21 months and two years at (a) Withybush, (b) Nevill Hall, (c) Princess of Wales, (d) Prince Charles, (e) University Hospital of Wales, (f) Cardiff royal infirmary and (g) Neath hospitals;

(5) what was the number of patients requiring treatment as out-patients for general surgery including urology at Morriston hospital, at the latest available date who had waited for (a) between one month and two months, (b) between two months and three months, (c) between three months and six months, (d) between six months and nine months, (e) between nine months and one year and (f) longer than one year;

(6) what was the number of patients requiring urgent treatment as in-patients for traumatic and orthopaedic surgery at Withybush hospital at the latest available date who had waited for (a) less than one month, (b) between one month and two months, (c) between two and three months, (d) between three and four months, (e) between four and five months, (f) between five and six months, (g) between six and seven months, (h) between seven and eight months, (i) between eight and nine months, (j) between nine months and one year and (k) more than one year;

(7) what was the number of patients requiring non-urgent treatment as in-patients for ophthalmology for the latest available date at Singleton and St. Woolos hospitals who had waited for (a) between six and nine months, (b) between nine and 12 months, (c) between 12 and 15 months, (d) between 15 and 18 months, (e) between 18 months and two years and (f) over two years;

(8) what was the number of out-patients requiring ophthalmology treatment at the latest available date at the University Hospital of Wales who had waited for (a) between three and six months, (b) between six and nine months, (c) between nine months and one year and (d) longer than one year;

(9) what was the number of out-patients requiring gynaecology treatment at the latest available date at Prince Charles and Morriston hospitals who had waited for (a) up to three months, (b) three to six months, (c) six to nine months, (d) nine months to one year and (e) longer than one year.

Mr. Grist

Information for the ranges of waiting times specified is not collected centrally in the detail required. The latest information available is published in the "Welsh Hospital Waiting List Bulletin 1990: No. 1" and refers to 30 September 1989; a copy is in the Library of the House.