§ Mr. Leadbitterasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement on the staffing of hospitals in the Northern Region, the availability of doctors and consultants and the length of patient waiting lists.
Waiting List General Medicine General Surgery Geriatrics and Chronic Sick Ear, Nose and Throat Traumatic and Orthopaedic Surgery Gynaecology per 1,000 population England … … 0.08 3.2 0.18 2.2 1.5 1.8 Newcastle … … 0.07 2.7 0.10 1.4 1.3 1.3 per 1,000 discharges England … … 5.8 155.4 50.6 375.1 183.0 179.9 Newcastle … … 4.5 133.7 19.3 237.0 168.0 124.1