§ Mr. Fisherasked the Minister of Health whether the length of hospitalisation between the date of an operation and the date of discharge varies to any significant extent as between one hospital and another for the same operation.
§ Mr. SnowThe limited statistics available in respect of individual hospitals show that there are significant variations in the total length of stay for the same conditions normally requiring an operation.
There are many local factors which contribute to these differences: if the hon. Member wants information on any particular hospital, I will try to obtain it.