§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list by specialty for each trust in the Thames regions the average waiting time for a first appointment with a specialist and the average waiting time from the first appointment to subsequent treatment.
§ Dr. MawhinneyInformation on waiting times to first out-patient appointment is not yet collected. The last year for which figures are available by specialty on average waiting time from first out-patient appointment to subsequent treatment is 1991–92 and they were collected by district health authority and not by trust.