§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people are waiting for hospital treatment for ear, nose and throat ailments in Cleveland; how long they are likely to have to wait before being treated; and which other area health authorities have longer waiting lists for patients with these ailments.
§ Mr. MoyleA total of 1,912 people were waiting on 30th September 1977, of whom 62 were classified as urgent and478W 1,850 as non-urgent; 58 of the former had been waiting more than a month and 851 of the latter more than a year. Nine area health authorities are known to have had longer waiting lists than Cleveland at that time.
Mr. W. E. Garrettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people are on the waiting list at the Preston Hospital, North Shields for ear, nose and throat surgery; and what is the waiting time before admission to the hospital.
§ Mr. Moyle525 people were waiting on 31st December 1977, all of them classified as non-urgent cases; of these 105 had been waiting more than a year.
Mr. W. E. Garrettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people are on the waiting list in the Northern Regional Health Authority area for ear, nose and throat surgery; and what is the waiting time before admission to hospital.
§ Mr. MoyleA total of 5,607 people were waiting on 30th September 1977, of whom 78 were classified as urgent cases and 5,529 non-urgent; of the former 61 had been waiting more than a month and of the latter 1,356 had been waiting more than a year.