§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the current waiting list for each specialty in(a) the catchment area for the Argyll and Clyde health board and (b) the Greater Glasgow health board; and what is the number of people in each area who have waited (i) for one year and (ii) for more than two years.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythFigures are currently available as at 31 March 1990. These are set out in the tables. The figures relate to each health board area and not to area of residence of patient.
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Specialty Total In-patient waiting list, waiting for 1 to 2 years More than 2 years Total Day case waiting list, waiting for 1 to 2 years More than 2 years Oral surgery and oral medicine 1,015 148 125 68 1 1 General medicine 494 1 — — — — Dermatology 22 — — — — — Respiratory medicine 4 — — 1 — — Surgical paediatrics 335 17 — 115 — — Gynaecology 1,386 31 1 137 3 — Neurosurgery 114 18 10 — — — Cardiothoracic surgery 792 79 1 — — — Plastic surgery 1,708 373 685 2,311 509 1,126 Neurology 40 — — — — — Radiotherapy (consultive) 9 — — — — — Geriatric long stay 135 11 10 — — — Young chronic sick 5 3 1 — — — Mental illness 143 30 5 — — — Geriatric psychiatry 181 43 16 — — — Total 15,435 1,498 899 4,305 571 1,133