§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average waiting time for hospital beds for private patients in each area health authority in the eight English standard regions in each of the following specialities: (a) medical, (b) surgical, (c) geriatrics and chronic sick, (d) obstetrics and GP maternity, (e) psychiatric and (f) other.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average waiting time for hospital beds for National Health Service patients in each area health authority in the eight English standard regions in each of the following specialities: (a) medical, (b) surgical, (c) geriatrics and chronic sick, (d) obstetrics and GP maternity, (e) psychiatric and (f) other.
§ Dr. OwenInformation in this form is not available. The Report of the Hospital Inpatient Enquiry for the year 1972, Preliminary Tables (Table 2), gives average waiting times for various diagnostic groups of patients in each of the former hospital regions. I am sending the hon. Member a copy of the table.