§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average waiting time in the Central Middlesex Hospital Management Committee Group for sterilisation by vasectomy operation under the National Health Service; and what is the average time for private patients.
§ Mr. AlisonThe waiting time for National Health Service patients varies between two and four weeks. Admission of private patients depends on individual arrangements between patient and surgeon.
§ Mr. Geoffrey Finsbergasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what is the average waiting time for a vasectomy operation under the National Health Service in the area of the North West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board;
260W(2) what is the average waiting time for a vasectomy operation for private patients in the area of the North West Metro-political Regional Hospital Board.
§ Mr. AlisonThis information is not readily available and it would require a disproportionate amount of time to seek returns from all hospitals in the region which provide surgical facilities. So far as private patients are concerned, waiting time depends on individual arrangements made between the patient and the surgeon.