HC Deb 12 July 1978 vol 953 cc627-37W
Mr. Wakeham

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give figures for the years 1973 to 1977 for the average waiting period for admission to hospital for England for the North-East

1. ENGLAND: 30TH SEPTEMBER 1975
Urgent Non Urgent
Specialty All cases Cases on list for more than one month All cases Cases on list for more than one year Total of all cases
General Medicine 371 108 1,901 104 2,272
Paediatrics 80 42 577 92 657
Chest Diseases 33 1 40 75
Dermatology 40 15 370 410
Neurology [88 62 1,107 34 1,295
Cardiology 406 255 2,285 716 2,691
Rehabilitation 43 37 242 67 285
STD(VD) 11 4 5 3 16
Rheumatology 179 47 979 43 1,158
Geriatrics 1,207 671 3,772 375 4,979
Younger Disabled 26 25 157 63 183
General Surgery 8,441 4,992 136,630 38,984 145,071
ENT(T and A) 2,175 1,537 50,076 14,728 52,251
ENT (Others) 2,112 1,376 41,293 12,589 43,405
Trau. and Ortho 7,483 5,695 73,346 24,372 80,829
Ophthalmology 1,415 957 29,478 4,565 30,893
P.adiotherapy 770 12 129 899
Urology 2,463 1,464 13,771 2,731 16,234
Plastic Surgery 1,087 772 29,583 16,659 30,670
Thoracic Surgery 668 447 3,025 749 3,693
Dental Surgery 1,241 860 18,947 3,305 20,188
Orthodontics 1 1 241 17 242
Neurosurgery 497 250 1,934 826 2,431
Gynaecology 4,465 2,066 65,342 12,053 69,807
Psych. Children 24 13 117 17 141
Mental Handicap 496 486 1,952 1,513 2,448
Mental Illness 424 277 1,262 345 1,686
Adolescent Psych. 10 5 74 84
GP Other 5 1,141 375 1,146
GP Dental 5 1 76 81
OSU 506 211 2,828 760 3,334
Totals 36,S72 22,690 482,680 136,085 519,552

2. ENGLAND: 30TH SEPTEMBER 1975
Urgent Non Urgent
Specially All cases Cases on list for more than one month All cases Cases on list for more than one year Total of all cases
General Medicine 293 82 1,857 124 2,150
Paediatrics 97 61 892 84 989
Chest Diseases 38 11 21 59
Dermatology 60 12 469 22 529
Neurology 271 110 1,374 77 1,545
Cardiology 390 162 2,476 787 2,866
Rehabilitation 11 5 309 57 320
STD (VD) 1 1 7 2 8
Rheumatology 122 56 978 81 1,100
Geriatrics 944 386 3,538 441 4,482

Thames Region and for the Essex area; and if he will tabulate the numbers according to the main medical disciplines.

Mr. Moyle

The information is not available in the form requested. The following tables give the numbers of urgent and non-urgent cases awaiting admission in England, the North East Thames region and the Essex area respectively and cover the years 1975, 1976 and 1977. Figures for 1973 and 1974 are not available.

Urgent Non Urgent
Specialty All cases Cases on list for more than one month All cases Cases on list for more than one year Total of all cases
Younger Disabled 164 56 164
General Surgery 8,438 4,652 161,386 45,752 169,824
ENT(T and A) 1,577 1,176 40,318 12,069 50,895
ENT (Others) 1,896 1,188 46,595 13,899 48,491
Trau. and Ortho 8,713 6,684 35,067 26,891 93,780
Ophthalmology 1,939 1,389 33,437 5,778 35,376
Radiotherapy 601 24 240 7 841
Urology 2,794 1,775 16,918 3,745 19,712
Plastic Surgery 1,266 925 35,064 18,321 36,330
Thoracic Surgery 1,066 496 2,581 520 3,647
Dental Surgery 1,385 985 22,655 4,424 24,040
Orthodontics 11 11 386 4 397
Neurosurgery 331 210 2,486 1,282 2,817
Gynaecology 3,582 1,533 74,336 13,189 77,918
Psych. Children 48 35 130 8 178
Mental Handicap 740 651 1,998 1,655 2,738
Mental Illness 324 243 1,303 337 1,627
Adolescent Psych. 12 3 60 3 72
GP Other 8 1 1,651 391 1,659
GP Dental 82 2 82
OSU 779 527 2,849 587 3,628
Totals 37,737 23,394 550,527 150,595 588,264

3. ENGLAND: 30TH SEPTEMBER 1975
Urgent Non Urgent
Specialty All cases Cases on list for more than one month All cases Cases on list for more than one year Total of all cases
General Medicine 257 71 2,030 156 2,287
Paediatrics 109 55 979 115 1,088
Chest Diseases 93 1 86 179
Dermatology 77 13 559 21 636
Neurology 343 131 1,253 57 1,596
Cardiology 465 263 2,642 759 3,107
Rehabilitation 11 511 43 522
STD(VD) 3 3 16 2 19
Rheumatology 113 46 1,046 65 1,159
Geriatrics 1,330 560 3,413 299 4,743
Younger Disabled 34 33 135 66 169
General Surgery 8,969 5,388 152,724 44,900 161,693
ENT 3,318 2,172 94,814 23,366 98,132
Trau. and Ortho 8,804 6,835 91,301 26,751 100,105
Ophthalmology 2,154 1,542 34,471 5,539 36,625
Radiotherapy 694 9 346 31 1,040
Urology 3,199 2,299 17,992 4,874 21,191
Plastic Surgery 1,814 1,257 36,467 19,702 38,281
Thoracic Surgery 1,089 565 2,733 699 3,822
Dental Surgery 1,435 1,033 23,628 4,655 25,063
Orthodontics 4 3 120 25 124
Neurosurgery 269 168 2,709 1,327 2,978
Gynaecology 3,964 2,044 71,402 10,218 75,366
Psych. Children 40 29 171 40 211
Mental Handicap 501 492 1,791 1,553 2,292
Mental Illness 400 278 1,561 438 1,961
Adolescent Psych. 13 9 60 3 73
GP Other 19 1 1,915 389 1,934
GP Dental 123 5 123
OSU 689 327 3,445 655 4,134
17 14 395 10 443
Totals 40,257 25,641 550,839 147,264 591,096

4. NORTH EAST THAMES REGION: 30TH SEPTEMBER 1975
Urgent Non Urgent
Specialty All cases Cases on list for more than one month All cases Cases on list for more than one year Total of all cases
General Medicine 82 32 205 20 287
Paediatrics 11 8 18 29
Chest Diseases 4 4 8
Dermatology 2 21 23
Neurology 15 1 81 1 96
Cardiology 22 3 37 3 59
Rehabilitation 18 18
STD(VD) 11 4 5 3 16
Rheumatology 30 3 41 71
Geriatrics 128 61 206 6 334
Younger Disabled 18 7 18
General Surgery 677 256 8,307 1,445 8,984
ENT(T and A) 63 41 3,511 1,065 3,574
ENT (Others) 239 105 3,708 1,248 3,947
Trau. and Ortho 039 400 4,487 1,125 5,126
Ophthalmology 77 41 1,726 278 1,803
Radiotherapy 4 12 16
Urology 301 143 737 142 1,038
Plastic Surgery 81 50 1,373 500 1,454
Thoracic Surgery 73 46 175 8 248
Dental Surgery 344 282 2,396 702 2,740
Orthodontics 118 8 118
Neurosurgery 85 46 111 20 196
Gynaecology 838 514 4,074 420 4,912
Psych. Children 5 5
Mental Handicap 14 14 203 85 217
Mental Illness 19 4 84 103
Adolescent Psych.
GP Other 5 82 2 87
GP Dental
OSU 3 1 40 43
Totals 3,767 2,055 31,803 7,088 35,570

5. NORTH EAST THAMES REGION: 30TH SEPTEMBER 1975
Urgent Non Urgent
Cases on list for more than one month Cases on list for more than one year Total of all cases
Specialty All cases No. % All cases No. %
General Medicine 80 24 30 282 25 9 362
Paediatrics 7 4 51 20 3 15 27
Chest Diseases 6 5 83 2 8
Dermatology 5 1 20 19 24
Neurology 3 1 33 109 13 12 112
Cardiology 60 39 65 126 40 32 186
Rehabilitation 30 30
STD(VD) 1 1 100 6 2 33 7
Rheumatology 11 7 611 41 15 37 52
Geriatrics 89 39 44 124 213
Younger Disabled 18 9 50 18
General Surgery 598 222 37 10,274 1,651 10 10,872
ENT (T and A) 85 57 67 4,804 1,390 29 4,889
ENT (Others) 66 38 58 3,774 1,048 28 3,840
Trau. and Ortho 611 374 61 5,349 1,446 27 5,960
Ophthalmology 29 14 48 1,855 295 16 1,884
Radiotherapy 6 2 83 15 21
Urology 169 96 57 1,053 170 16 1,222
Plastic Surgery 75 46 61 2,097 699 33 2,172
Thoracic Surgery 21 12 57 40 11 28 61
Dental Surgery 151 106 70 2,702 559 21 2,853
Orthodontics 2 2 100 49 4 8 51
Neurosurgery 37 31 84 166 85 50 203
Gynaecology 347 156 40 4,663 542 12 5,010
Psych. Children 15 15

Urgent Non Urgent
Specialty All cases Cases on list for more than one month All cases Cases on list for more than one year Total of all cases
Mental Handicap 51 50 98 177 171 97 228
Mental Illness 28 5 102 102 25 25 130
Adolescent Psych. 5 5
GP Other 3 1 33 130 133
GP Dental
OSU 30 6 20 459 11 2 489
Totals 2,576 1,339 52 38,501 8,212 21 41,077

6. NORTH EAST THAMES REGION: 30TH SEPTEMBER 1977
Urgent Non Urgent
Specialty All cases Cases on list for more than one month All cases Cases on list for more than one year Total of all cases
General Medicine 53 23 301 24 354
Paediatrics 5 5 29 8 34
Chest Diseases 1 4 5
Dermatology 3 1 36 1 39
Neurology 6 2 148 2 154
Cardiology 78 50 211 44 284
Rehabililation 30 30
STD(VD) 3 3 16 2 19
Rheumatology 6 4 27 2 33
Geriatrics 138 40 263 10 401
Younger Disabled 17 9 17
General Surgery 652 308 10,748 2,107 11,400
ENT(T and A) 188 107 8,549 2,728 8,737
ENT (Others)
Trau. and Ortho 684 440 6,080 1,321 6,764
Ophthalmology 54 16 1,923 334 1,977
Radiotherapy 2 12 14
Urology 208 112 1,266 238 1,474
Plastic Surgery 343 265 1,926 575 2,269
Thoracic Surgery 24 12 69 4 93
Dental Surgery 127 77 2,681 521 2,808
Orthodontics 18 18
Neurosurgery 38 36 200 94 238
Gynaecology 453 272 4,738 311 5,191
Psych. Children 5 5
Mental Handicap 37 36 129 121 166
Mental Illness 21 12 103 39 124
Adolescent Psych.
GP Other 4 153 157
GP Dental
OSU 62 49 671 26 733
Totals 3,190 1,870 40,353 8,521 43,543

7. ESSEX AREA: 30TH SEPTEMBER 1975
Urgent Non Urgent
Specialty All cases Cases on list for more than one month All cases Cases on list for more than one year Total of all cases
General Medicine 2 19 21
Paediatrics
Chest Diseases
Dermatology
Neurology 27 27
Cardiology
Rehabilitation 18 18
STD (VD)

Urgent Non Urgent
Specialty All cases Cases on list for more than one month All cases Cases on list for more than one year Total of all cases
Rheumatology 12 12
Geriatrics 54 32 129 6 183
Younger Disabled 18 7 18
General Surgery 185 53 2,742 649 2,927
ENT(T and A) 36 27 757 165 793
ENT (Others) 66 47 995 227 1,061
Trau. and Ortho 104 45 1,190 184 1,294
Ophthalmology 34 21 580 73 614
Radiotherapy 10 10
Urology
Plastic Surgery 31 6 884 195 915
Thoracic Surgery
Dental Surgery 143 124 745 156 888
Orthodontics
Neurosurgery
Gynaecology 93 52 1,372 128 1,465
Psych. Children 5 5
Mental Handicap 14 14 203 85 217
Mental Illness 7 3 27 34
Adolescent Psych.
GP Other 5 78 2 83
GP Dental
OSU
Totals 774 424 9,811 1,877 10,585

8. ESSEX AREA: 30TH SEPTEMBER 1976
Urgent Non Urgent
Specialty All cases Cases on list for more than one month All cases Cases on list for more than one year Total of all cases
General Medicine 3 30 33
Paediatrics 1 1
Chest Diseases 4 4 1 5
Dermatology
Neurology 7 7
Cardiology
Rehabilitation 29 29
STD(VD)
Rheumatology 1 1 8 9
Geriatrics 35 19 72 107
Younger Disabled 18 9 18
General Surgery 220 107 4,088 779 4,308
ENT (T and A) 1 1 861 175 862
ENT (Others) 22 12 934 142 956
Trau. and Ortho 121 99 1,703 288 1,824
Ophthalmology 23 13 837 111 860
Radiotherapy 6 6
Urology
Plastic Surgery 21 1,310 341 1,331
Thoracic Surgery
Dental Surgery 100 75 951 51 1,051
Orthodontics
Neurosurgery
Gynaecology 118 52 1,633 190 1,751
Psych. Children 15 15
Mental Handicap 51 50 145 139 196
Mental Illness 8 3 41 49
Adolescent Psych.
GP Other 3 1 104 107
GP Dental
OSU
Totals 731 437 12,794 2,231 13,525

9. ESSEX AREA: 30TH SEPTEMBER 1977
Urgent Non Urgent
Specialty All cases Cases on list for more than one month All cases Cases on list for more than one year Total of all cases
General Medicine 5 44 49
Paediatrics 2 2
Chest Diseases
Dermatology
Neurology 21 21
Cardiology
Rehabilitation 30 30
STD(VD)
Rheumatology 5 4 8 13
Geriatrics 68 24 143 211
Younger Disabled 17 9 17
General Surgery 330 207 4,626 1,165 4,956
ENT 76 37 1,816 373 1,892
ENT
Trau. and Ortho 204 135 2,041 302 2,245
Ophthalmology 35 12 976 135 1,011
Radiotherapy 5 5
Urology
Plastic Surgery 330 255 919 134 1,249
Thoracic Surgery 1 1
Dental Surgery 100 60 917 23 1,017
Orthodontics
Neurosurgery
Gynaecology 216 145 1,931 141 2,147
Psych. Children 5 5
Mental Handicap 37 36 129 121 166
Mental Illness 3 1 24 9 27
Adolescent Psych
GP Other 4 113 117
GP Dental
OSU 21 15 7 28
Totals 1,434 931 13,775 2,412 15,209