§ Mr. Hayasked the Minister of Health what is the average waiting time before admission to a hospital bed for a major surgical operation, not being an emergency operation, in the Oxford and Reading hospitals.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonFor major and minor surgical operations combined (excluding emergencies) the average is 15.9 weeks and 18 weeks respectively. These figures are increased by the length of waiting time for certain minor conditions and a truer guide would be the median waiting times which are 8.3 weeks and 10.3 weeks.