HC Deb 06 February 1975 vol 885 cc633-4W
Mr. George

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what effect the consultants' industrial action has had on waiting lists for operations of non-clinical necessity in the Walsall Area Health Authority jurisdiction.

Dr. Owen

There has been a reduction in the number of non-urgent operations being performed in Walsall hospitals and in the number of out-patients seen. It is too early to estimate the net effect of these on waiting lists.