HC Deb 26 March 1998 vol 309 cc249-57W
Mr. Moss

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many patients in each health board area were waiting for treatment under the NHS at January in each year since 1994 for(a) six months and under, (b) six to 12 months, (c) 12 to 18 months and (d) over 18 months. [35700]

Mr. Worthington

The tables show the number of patients waiting and the length of time waiting at hospitals located in each Health and Social Services Board area for Ordinary Admission and Day Case treatment at the end of March 1994, March 1995, March 1996, March 1997 and December 1997, which is the latest information available centrally.

Ordinary admission waiting list by time waiting (months) at end March 1994
0–5 6–11 12–17 18+ Total
Eastern Health and Social Services Board area 9,339 3,552 1,215 1,055 15,161
Northern Health and Social Services Board area 1,886 490 343 16 2,735
Southern Health and Social Services Board area 1,742 211 27 4 1,984
Western Health and Social Services Board area 2,885 910 395 130 4,320
Day case waiting list by time waiting (months) at end March 1994
0–5 6–11 12–17 18+ Total
Eastern Health and Social Services Board area 4,185 1,214 598 501 6,498
Northern Health and Social Services Board area 1,352 63 17 2 1,434
Southern Health and Social Services Board area 1,012 60 4 0 1,076
Western Health and Social Services Board area 1,060 148 101 3 1,312
Ordinary admission waiting list by time waiting (months) at end March 1995
0–5 6–11 12–17 18+ Total
Eastern Health and Social Services Board area 10,045 2,902 670 395 14,012
Northern Health and Social Services Board area 1,935 380 48 15 2,378
Southern Health and Social Services Board area 1,549 129 31 6 1,715
Western Health and Social Services Board area 2,219 578 179 51 3,027
Day case waiting list by time waiting (months) at end March 1995
0–5 6–11 12–17 18+ Total
Eastern Health and Social Services Board area 7,021 1,269 400 269 8,959
Northern Health and Social Services Board area 2,381 114 2 2 2,499
Southern Health and Social Services Board area 1,243 58 0 0 1,301
Western Health and Social Services Board area 882 185 52 5 1,124
Ordinary admission waiting list by time waiting (months) at end March 1996
0–5 6–11 12–17 18+ Total
Eastern Health and Social Services Board area 9,473 3,303 834 387 13,997
Northern Health and Social Services Board area 1,773 345 78 3 2,199
Southern Health and Social Services Board area 1,406 141 17 15 1,579
Western Health and Social Services Board area 1,938 385 210 57 2,590

Day case waiting list by time waiting (months) at end March 1996
0–5 6–11 12–17 18+ Total
Eastern Health and Social Services Board area 7,564 1,867 419 143 9,993
Northern Health and Social Services Board area 2,610 265 27 0 2,902
Southern Health and Social Services Board area 1,417 54 5 0 1,476
Western Health and Social Services Board area 1,250 218 145 28 1,641
Ordinary admission waiting list by time waiting (months) at end March 1997
0–5 6–11 12–17 18+ Total
Eastern Health and Social Services Board area 8,688 3,860 2,066 1,588 16,202
Northern Health and Social Services Board area 1,975 532 219 34 2,760
Southern Health and Social Services Board area 1,721 663 314 109 2,807
Western Health and Social Services Board area 1,780 578 309 246 2,913
Day case waiting list by time waiting (months) at end March 1997
0–5 6–11 12–17 18+ Total
Eastern Health and Social Services Board area 7,749 2,435 1,329 847 12,360
Northern Health and Social Services Board area 2,865 470 145 46 3,526
Southern Health and Social Services Board area 1,954 470 156 8 2,588
Western Health and Social Services Board area 1,752 435 262 164 2,613
Ordinary admission waiting list by time waiting (months) at end December 1997
0–5 6–11 12–17 18+ Total
Eastern Health and Social Services Board area 7,560 3,764 2,096 3,282 16,702
Northern Health and Social Services Board area 2,044 799 180 97 3,120
Southern Health and Social Services Board area 1,695 830 422 468 3,415
Western Health and Social Services Board area 2,177 711 260 253 3,401
Day case waiting list by time waiting (months) at end December 1997
0–5 6–11 12–17 18+ Total
Eastern Health and Social Services Board area 6,883 2,652 1,307 1,981 12,823
Northern Health and Social Services Board area 3,012 455 102 60 3,629
Southern Health and Social Services Board area 1,884 585 241 162 2,872
Western Health and Social Services Board area 1,820 499 241 218 2,778

Mr. Moss

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many patients in each health board area were waiting for treatment under the NHS at January in each year since 1994 broken down by medical specialty. [35701].

Mr. Worthington

The tables show, by speciality, the total number of patients awaiting Ordinary Admission and Day Case treatment at hospitals within each Health and Social Services Board area at the end of March 1994, March 1995, March 1996, March 1997 and December 1997, which is the latest information available centrally.

Ordinary waiters at 31 March 1994 by board of treatment and specialty
Area
Specialty EHSSB NHSSB SHSSB WHSSB NI total
General surgery 2,378 1,049 690 898 5,015
Urology 549 6 247 0 802
T&O 2,146 0 0 353 2,499
ENT 1,529 1,220 653 1,291 4,693
Ophthalmology 3,608 0 0 1,041 4,649
Oral surgery 184 0 0 203 387
Rheumatology 17 0 10 0 27
Clinical oncology 0 0 0 0 0
Paediatric dentistry 5 0 0 0 5
Neurosurgery 235 0 0 0 235
Plastic surgery 1,658 0 0 0 1,658
Cardiac surgery 480 0 0 0 480
Paediatric surgery 60 0 0 0 60
Thoracic surgery 63 0 0 0 63
Anaesthetics 428 0 0 0 428
General medicine 20 9 8 6 43
Geriatric medicine 0 1 0 0 1
Gastroenterology 26 0 0 0 26
Endocrinology 0 0 0 0 0
Cardiology 584 0 0 0 584
Dermatology 18 4 0 0 22
Thoracic medicine 0 0 0 0 0
Nephrology 9 0 0 0 9
Neurology 93 0 0 0 93
Paediatrics 0 0 0 0 0
Paediatric neurology 0 0 0 0 0
Gynaecology 989 446 376 528 2,339
Radiotherapy 82 0 0 0 82
Total 15,161 2,735 1,984 4,320 24,200

Day case waiters at 31 March 1994 by board of treatment and specialty
Area
Specialty EHSSB NHSSB SHSSB WHSSB NI total
General surgery 1,633 820 444 689 3,586
Urology 1,085 21 133 36 1,275
T&O 483 0 0 70 553
ENT 177 213 95 73 558
Ophthalmology 19 0 0 136 155
Oral surgery 184 49 64 215 512
A&E 0 0 0 0 0
Rheumatology 0 0 15 0 15
Paediatric dentistry 25 0 0 0 25
Plastic surgery 734 0 0 0 734
Paediatric surgery 1,562 0 0 0 1,562
Thoracic surgery 1 0 0 0 1
Anaesthetics 67 0 0 0 67
General medicine 69 134 20 17 240
Haematology clinical 0 0 0 0 0
Gastroenterology 53 0 39 0 92
Endocrinology 0 0 0 0 0
Cardiology 23 0 54 0 77
Dermatology 57 0 36 0 93
Thoracic medicine 0 0 0 0 0
Paediatrics 0 0 0 0 0
Paediatric neurology 0 0 0 0 0
Gynaecology 326 197 176 76 775
Total 6,498 1,434 1,076 1,312 10,320

Ordinary waiters at 31 March 1995 by board of treatment and specialty
Area
Specialty EHSSB NHSSB SHSSB WHSSB NI Total
General surgery 2,157 781 500 815 4,253
Urology 690 15 267 0 972
T&O 1,973 0 0 257 2,230
ENT 1,846 1,055 638 624 4,163
Ophthalmology 2,283 0 0 987 3,270
Oral surgery 298 0 0 83 381
Rheumatology 39 3 23 0 65
Clinical oncology 62 0 0 0 62
Paediatric dentistry 3 0 0 0 3
Neurosurgery 231 0 0 0 231
Plastic surgery 1,593 0 0 0 1,593
Cardiac surgery 398 0 0 0 398
Paediatric surgery 142 3 0 0 145
Thoracic surgery 131 0 0 0 131
Anaesthetics 191 4 0 0 195
General medicine 50 7 3 6 66
Geriatric medicine 8 28 0 0 36
Gastroenterology 25 0 2 0 27
Endocrinology 17 0 0 0 17
Cardiology 647 0 0 0 647
Dermatology 51 3 20 0 74
Thoracic medicine 13 0 0 0 13
Nephrology 7 0 0 0 7
Neurology 80 0 0 0 80
Paediatrics 19 0 10 0 29
Paediatric neurology 2 0 0 0 2
Gynaecology 1,056 479 252 255 2,042
Total 14,012 2,378 1,715 3,027 21,132

Day case waiters at 31 March 1995 by board of treatment and specialty
Area
Specialty EHSSB NHSSB SHSSB WHSSB NI total
General surgery 1,664 1,444 418 663 4,189
Urology 1,284 57 196 0 1,537
T&O 448 0 0 75 523
ENT 514 244 146 50 954
Ophthalmology 993 0 0 77 1,070
Oral surgery 192 43 85 131 451
A&E 0 0 7 0 7
Rheumatology 54 26 14 0 94
Paediatric dentistry 98 0 0 0 98
Plastic surgery 1,065 0 0 0 1,065
Paediatric surgery 1,362 27 0 0 1,389
Thoracic surgery 24 0 0 0 24
Anaesthetics 151 23 0 0 174
General medicine 101 246 37 6 390
Haematology clinical 1 0 0 0 1
Gastroenterology 228 0 58 0 286
Endocrinology 2 0 0 0 2
Cardiology 17 0 21 0 38
Dermatology 257 12 27 0 296
Thoracic medicine 15 1 0 0 16
Paediatrics 2 0 0 0 2
Paediatric neurology 4 0 0 0 4
Gynaecology 483 376 292 122 1,273
Total 8,959 2,499 1,301 1,124 13,883

Ordinary waiters at 31 March 1996 by board of treatment and specialty
Area
Specialty EHSSB NHSSB SHSSB WHSSB NI total
General surgery 2,181 644 563 780 4,168
Urology 847 22 292 2 1,163
T&O 2,531 0 0 206 2,737
ENT 2,045 965 506 654 4,170
Ophthalmology 1,538 0 0 589 2,127
Oral surgery 252 0 0 124 376
Rheumatology 65 5 14 0 84
Clinical oncology 65 0 0 0 65
Paediatric dentistry 8 0 0 0 8
Neurosurgery 296 0 0 0 296
Plastic surgery 1,437 0 0 0 1,437
Cardiac surgery 495 0 0 0 495
Paediatric surgery 129 0 0 0 129
Thoracic surgery 139 0 0 0 139
Anaesthetics 79 1 0 0 80
General medicine 14 7 5 1 27
Geriatric medicine 0 26 0 0 26
Gastroenterology 41 0 1 0 42
Endocrinology 24 0 0 0 24
Cardiology 731 0 0 0 731
Dermatology 28 0 4 0 32
Thoracic medicine 6 0 0 0 6
Nephrology 3 0 0 0 3
Neurology 112 0 0 0 112
Paediatrics 18 0 0 0 18
Paediatric neurology 4 0 0 0 4
Gynaecology 908 529 194 234 1,865
Haematology clinical 1 0 0 0 1
Total 13,997 2,199 1,579 2,590 20,365

Day case waiters at 31 March 1996 by board of treatment and specialty
Area
Specialty EHSSB NHSSB SHSSB WHSSB NI total
General surgery 1,600 1,607 522 801 4,530
Urology 1,196 55 244 10 1,505
T&O 710 0 0 123 833
ENT 714 409 139 129 1,391
Ophthalmology 1,575 0 0 105 1,680
Oral surgery 267 41 74 126 508
A&E 0 0 9 0 9
Rheumatology 65 124 20 0 209
Paediatric dentistry 62 0 0 0 62
Plastic surgery 1,026 0 0 0 1,026
Paediatric surgery 1,102 0 0 0 1,102
Thoracic surgery 14 0 0 0 14
Anaesthetics 349 27 0 0 376
General medicine 104 236 45 137 522
Haematology clinical 0 4 0 0 4
Gastroenterology 252 0 24 0 276
Endocrinology 4 0 0 0 4
Cardiology 19 0 31 0 50
Dermatology 166 8 62 0 236
Thoracic medicine 24 0 0 0 24
Paediatrics 1 0 3 0 4
Paediatric neurology 1 0 0 0 1
Gynaecology 742 391 303 210 1,646
Total 9,993 2,902 1,476 1,641 16,012

Ordinary waiters at 31 March 1997 by board of treatment and specialty
Area
Specialty EHSSB NHSSB SHSSB WHSSB Nl total
General surgery 2,910 1,014 1,240 1,006 6,170
Urology 875 44 490 48 1,457
T&O 3,298 0 0 444 3,742
ENT 2,148 1,074 674 754 4,650
Ophthalmology 1,543 0 0 214 1,757
Oral surgery 188 0 0 129 317
Rheumatology 22 5 0 0 27
Clinical oncology 58 0 0 0 58
Paediatric dentistry 5 0 0 0 5
Neurosurgery 406 0 0 0 406
Plastic surgery 1,550 0 0 0 1,550
Cardiac surgery 550 0 0 0 550
Paediatric surgery 132 0 0 0 132
Thoracic surgery 201 0 0 0 201
Anaesthetics 34 0 0 0 34
General medicine 17 4 5 2 28
Geriatric medicine 5 9 1 0 15
Gastroenterology 56 0 1 0 57
Endocrinology 11 0 0 0 11
Cardiology 887 0 0 0 887
Dermatology 32 1 18 0 51
Thoracic medicine 3 0 0 0 3
Nephrology 3 0 0 0 3
Neurology 203 0 0 0 203
Paediatrics 9 0 0 0 9
Paediatric neurology 3 0 0 0 3
Gynaecology 1,052 609 378 316 2,355
Haematology clinical 1 0 0 0 1
Total 16,202 2,760 2,807 2,913 24,682

Day case waiters at 31 March 1997 by board of treatment and specialty
Area
Specialty EHSSB NHSSB SHSSB WHSSB NI total
General surgery 1,858 2,223 1,221 1,077 6,379
Urology 1,496 51 419 143 2,109
T&O 1,011 0 0 199 1,210
ENT 822 289 239 154 1,504
Ophthalmology 1,970 0 0 580 2,550
Oral surgery 314 0 96 74 484
A&E 0 0 7 0 7
Rheumatology 161 107 24 0 292
Paediatric dentistry 91 0 0 0 91
Plastic surgery 1,037 0 0 0 1,037
Paediatric surgery 1,298 0 0 0 1,298
Thoracic surgery 27 0 0 0 27
Anaesthetics 496 27 0 0 523
General medicine 245 349 28 188 810
Haematology clinical 0 0 0 0 0
Gastroenterology 336 0 53 0 389
Endocrinology 12 0 0 0 12
Cardiology 34 0 26 0 60
Dermatology 162 4 60 0 226
Thoracic medicine 13 0 0 0 13
Paediatrics 0 0 6 0 6
Paediatric neurology 0 0 0 0 0
Gynaecology 977 476 409 198 2,060
Total 12,360 3,526 2,588 2,613 21,087

Ordinary waiters at 31 December 1997 by board of treatment and specialty
Area
Specialty EHSSB NHSSB SHSSB WHSSB NI total
General surgery 3,523 1,229 1,602 1,062 7,416
Urology 878 64 572 73 1,587
T&O 3,456 0 0 495 3,951
ENT 1,780 1,139 822 1,081 4,822
Ophthalmology 1,438 0 0 264 1,702
Oral surgery 108 0 0 76 184
Rheumatology 0 2 0 0 2
Clinical oncology 66 0 0 0 66
Paediatric dentistry 11 0 0 0 11
Neurosurgery 403 0 0 0 403
Plastic surgery 1,696 0 0 0 1,696
Cardiac surgery 529 0 0 0 529
Paediatric surgery 135 0 0 0 135
Thoracic surgery 178 0 0 0 178
Anaesthetics 31 0 0 0 31
General medicine 25 7 4 4 40
Geriatric medicine 4 11 0 5 20
Gastroenterology 71 0 1 0 72
Endocrinology 19 0 0 0 19
Cardiology 937 0 0 2 939
Dermatology 47 0 11 0 58
Thoracic medicine 3 0 0 0 3
Nephrology 39 0 0 0 39
Neurology 233 0 0 0 233
Paediatrics 2 0 0 0 2
Paediatric neurology 1 0 0 0 1
Gynaecology 1,083 668 403 339 2,493
Haematology clinical 1 0 0 0 1
Histopathology 5 0 0 0 5
Total 16,702 3,120 3,415 3,401 26,638

Day case waiters at 31 December 1997 by board of treatment and specialty
Area
Specialty EHSSB NHSSB SHSSB WHSSB Nl total
General surgery 1,828 2,107 1,458 1,124 6,517
Urology 1,503 52 298 106 1,959
T&O 1,086 0 0 296 1,382
ENT 623 251 251 191 1,316
Ophthalmology 2,307 0 0 571 2,878
Oral surgery 87 0 84 113 284
A&E 0 0 2 0 2
Rheumatology 103 118 79 0 300
Paediatric dentistry 94 0 0 0 94
Plastic surgery 1,270 0 0 0 1,270
Paediatric surgery 1,490 0 0 0 1,490
Thoracic surgery 19 0 0 0 19
Anaesthetics 530 83 0 0 613
General medicine 308 414 29 149 900
Haematology clinical 0 0 0 0 0
Haematology 1 0 0 0 1
Gastroenterology 373 0 49 0 422
Endocrinology 12 0 0 0 12
Cardiology 70 0 3 0 73
Neurology 2 0 0 0 2
Nephrology 45 0 0 0 45
Dermatology 172 0 68 0 240
Thoracic medicine 7 0 0 0 7
Paediatrics 5 0 4 0 9
Paediatric neurology 0 0 0 0 0
Gynaecology 886 604 547 228 2,265
Dental medical 2 0 0 0 2
Total 12,823 3,629 2,872 2,778 22,102