§ Mr. TouhigTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people in each health authority area in Wales were referred to hospital out-patient departments between 1990 and the last year for which figures are available to see consultants in(a) obstetrics, (b) trauma and orthopaedics, (c) ENT, (d) coronary, (e) general surgery, (f) urology, (g) opthalmology, (h) oral surgery, (i) gynaecology and (j) other specialties. [88934]
Mr. Jon Owen JonesData are reported to the Welsh Office on the total number of referrals to NHS trusts in Wales. The totals for Wales in each of the years 1994—95 to 1998—99 are given in the following table. A breakdown of the data by health authority and specialty is not held centrally.
The total number of referrals to NHS trusts in Wales, 1994—95 to 1998—99:
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Mr. Jon Owen JonesInformation on routine out-patient waiting times for some common procedures, by consultant, is contained in the quarterly "Hospital Waiting Times Information for GPs and Patients" publication, a copy of which is held in the Library.
Information on average out-patient waiting times by health authority and specialty is not collected centrally.
Following the transfer of functions, this issue will be a matter for the National Assembly.
§ Mr. TouhigTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the average waiting time between first appointments and any surgery deemed necessary in(a) obstetrics, (b) trauma and orthopaedics, (c) ENT, (d) coronary, (e) general surgery, (f) urology, (g) ophthalmology, (h) oral surgery, (i) gynaecology and (j) other specialties in each health authority area in Wales. [88905]
Mr. Jon Owen JonesFor all patients treated in a given period, data is available which gives the average waiting time between the decision of a consultant to admit a patient for treatment and the actual date of admission to hospital. For 1998, the average (mean) waiting times in weeks for each specialty and health authority are given in the following table.
Year Number of referrals 1 1994—95 578,462 1995—96 577,831 1996—97 610,117 1997—98 651,815 1998—99 680,985 1 Data as reported to the Welsh Office by Welsh NHS trusts. They include estimates for Powys Health Care NHS trust for 1994—95 and 1995—96. Following the transfer of functions, this issue will be a matter for the National Assembly.
§ Mr. TouhigTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many consultants there are in each health authority area in Wales working on(a) full-time contracts and (b) part-time contracts in (i) obstetrics, (ii) trauma and orthopaedics, (iii) ENT, (iv) coronary, (v) general surgery, (vi) urology, (vii) ophthalmology, (viii) oral surgery and (ix) gynaecology and (x) other specialties. [88936]
Mr. Jon Owen JonesInformation on NHS medical and dental staff is collected annually as at 30 September. The latest available information relates to September 1997 and is given in the following table.
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Hospital medical and dental consultants in post at 30 September 1997 (excluding locums) Full-time Part-time Total Bro Taf Obstetrics and gynaecology 11 6 17 Trauma and orthopaedics 12 2 14 ENT 7 2 9 Cardiology 6 2 8 Cardio-thoracic surgery 1 4 5 General surgery 10 13 23 Urology 3 3 6 Ophthalmology 4 3 7 Oral surgery 7 5 12 Other specialties 196 141 337 Dyfed Powys Obstetrics and gynaecology 6 11 17 Trauma and orthopaedics 8 10 18 ENT 2 9 11 Cardiology 1 2 3 Cardio-thoracic surgery — — 0 General surgery 10 9 19 Urology 1 2 3 Ophthalmology 5 6 11 Oral surgery 5 1 6 Other specialties 115 40 155 Gwent Obstetrics and gynaecology 7 5 12 Trauma and orthopaedics 8 5 13 ENT 1 3 4 Cardiology — — 0 Cardio-thoracic surgery — — 0 General surgery 9 4 13 Urology 2 1 3 Ophthalmology 1 3 4 Oral surgery 2 I 3 Other specialties 114 32 146 Morgannwg Obstetrics and gynaecology 6 5 11 Trauma and orthopaedics 6 5 11 ENT 5 1 6 Cardiology 4 — 4 Cardio-thoracic surgery 3 — 3 General surgery 12 6 18 Urology 1 2 3 Ophthalmology 5 2 7 Oral surgery 4 — 4 Other specialties 163 20 183 North Wales Obstetrics and gynaecology 6 8 14 Trauma and orthopaedics 7 4 11 ENT 2 5 7 Cardiology 2 — 2 Cardio-thoracic surgery — — 0 General surgery 9 9 18 Urology 2 2 4 Ophthalmology 7 2 9 Oral surgery I 2 3 Other specialties 147 33 180 Wales1 Obstetrics and gynaecology 36 26 62 Trauma and orthopaedics 39 22 61 ENT 16 15 31 Cardiology 13 2 15 Cardio-thoracic surgery 3 4 7 General surgery 51 35 86 Urology 8 9 17 Ophthalmology 20 14 34 Oral surgery 12 8 20 Other specialties 703 231 934 1A consultant working in more than one health authority area is counted in each authority in which they work but only once in the data for Wales as a whole. Following the transfer of functions, this issue will be a matter for the National Assembly.