HC Deb 10 November 1998 vol 319 c176W
38. Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the waiting list size for orthopaedic consultants nationally relative to the average waiting list size for all NHS consultants. [57388]

Mr. Milburn

At the end of June 1998, the number of patients waiting for elective admission to trauma and orthopaedics was 254,470. This represents 20 per cent. of the total list.

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