§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people were awaiting admission to hospitals in the area of the Manchester Regional Hospital Board at the latest date for which figures are available; what was the average period of waiting; if he will provide figures for men, women and children, separately; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AlisonThere were 69,041 on 30th June, 1971. Separate figures for men, women and children are not available. Waiting time varies according to the specialty and the circumstances of 57W each case and an average figure would have little meaning. Urgent cases are admitted without delay.
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people resident in the Wythenshawe constituency of Manchester were awaiting admission to hospitals in the area of the Manchester Regional Hospital Board at the latest date for which figures are available; what was the average period of waiting; if he will provide figures for men, women and children, separately; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AlisonHospital statistics cannot be related directly to constituency boundaries, but patients from the Wythenshawe constituency would, in the main, be referred to Wythenshawe Hospital. At 26th November, 1971, the numbers awaiting admission to the hospital were 176 men, 393 women and 183 children. Of these, ill men, 312 women and 102 children had waited less than three months. Waiting time varies according to specialty and the circumstances of each case and an average figure would have little meaning. Urgent cases arP admitted without delay.