Hospital Waiting Lists

HC Deb 13 January 1995 vol 252 cc241-2W

Mrs. Beckett

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many patients were waiting for hospital treatment in each of the last five years.

Mr. Richards

The number of patients waiting for in-patient or day case treatment at hospitals in Wales, at 30 September in each of the last five years, was as follows:

	Waiting for in-patient treatment	Waiting for day case treatment	Total
1990	49,235	7,441	56,676
1991	52,461	10,970	63,431
1992	44,014	12,741	56,755
1993	40,316	13,358	53,674
19941	42,774	16,640	59,414
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