§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what effect the consultants' industrial action has had on 634W waiting lists for operations of non-clinical necessity in the Walsall Area Health Authority jurisdiction.
§ Dr. OwenThere 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.