§ Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he 49W will make a statement about the current waiting list for physiotherapy treatments at Nuneaton hospitals; and what steps are being taken to reduce this;
(2) if he will give figures for the waiting lists in numbers of patients and average waiting time for the various categories of out-patient consultations and treatment in Nuneaton hospitals at the latest convenient date; and how this compares with the same date for the past three years;
(3) how many private out-patients were seen at Nuneaton hospitals in each of the four quarters of 1973; and how this compares with the three years preceding;
(4) how much was paid by private outpatients in fees at Nuneaton hospitals for each of the four quarters of 1973; and how this compares with the three preceding years;
(5) how much was paid by private inpatients in fees at Nuneaton hospitals for each of the four quarters of 1973; and how this compares with the three years preceding.
§ Mr. AlisonThe information is not immediately available and I will write to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give figures for the waiting lists in numbers of patients and average waiting time for the various categories of inpatient treatments and operations in Nuneaton hospitals at the latest convenient date; and how this compares with the same date for the past three years.
§ Mr. AlisonThe latest available information is given below:
WAITING LISTS:
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GEORGE ELIOT HOSPITAL 30th September Specialty 1973 1972 1971 1970 Geriatrics 7 19 24 20 General Surgery 566 655 732 624 Urology 65 67 44 28 Gynaecology 197 144 179 147 Ophthalmology — — — 13 Total 835 885 979 832
MANOR HOSPITAL 30th September Specialty 1973 1972 1971 1970 Traumatic and Orthopaedic Surgery 61 92 103 166 Plastic Surgery 509 281 399 459 Dentistry 28 35 27 51 General Medicine — 13 — — Total 598 421 529 676 WAITING TIMES:
Average time in weeks waited by patients admitted to hospital (from hospital activity analysis).
GEORGE ELIOT HOSPITAL Specialty 1972 1971 1970 General Surgery 28.5 24.6 26.2 Ophthalmology — 24.6 13.6 Urology 12.6 13.7 17.5 Gynaecology 21.1 18.2 14.8
MANOR HOSPITAL Specialty 1972 1971 1970 General Medicine 6.9 6.0 4.0 Traumatic and Orthopaedic Surgery 11.5 14.1 14.9 Plastic Surgery* 43.0 37.2 34.1 Dentistry 10.8 18.5 17.8 * Service provided over a very wide area.
§ Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many private patients and amenity beds there are in Nuneaton hospitals at the present time; and how this compares with the numbers on the same date for the past three years.
§ Mr. AlisonSix private patient beds and two amenity beds at the present. These figures have remained constant for the past three years.
§ Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the occupancy rate for private patients in Nuneaton hospitals in the four quarters of 1973.
§ Mr. AlisonThe latest available information is given below:
AVERAGE NUMBER OF PRIVATE BEDS OCCUPIED Quarter ending George Eliot Hospital Manor Hospital March 0.8 0.7 June 1.5 1.4 September 1.3 0.9 December Not yet available