HC Deb 18 July 1978 vol 954 cc190-2W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons are awaiting admission to hospital in the area covered by the Macclesfield parliamentary constituency for (a) urgent treatment, and (b) non-urgent treatment; if he will list the categories of treatment under each heading; how many have been waiting for six

PATIENTS AWAITING ADMISSION TO HOSPITAL: MACCLESFIELD PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY
1978
Urgent Non-urgent Total Over six months*
Geriatrics … … … 2 16 18 8
General Surgery … … … 100 893 993 687
Ear, Nose and Throat … … … 1 278 279 139
Trauma and Orthopaedics … … … 26 318 344 205
Ophthalmology … … … — 20 20 20
Dental Surgery … … … 44 192 136 82
Gynaecology … … … 9 499 508 305
Mental Illness … … … 11 41 52 30
Total … … … 193 2,157 2,350 1,476

1977
Urgent Non-urgent Total Over six months†
Geriatrics … … … — 8 8 —
General Surgery … … … 120 771 891 437
Ear. Nose and Throat … … … — 291 291 161
Trauma and Orthopaedics … … … 18 280 298 174
Ophthalmology … … … — 16 16 12
Dental Surgery … … … 55 100 155 78
Gynaecology … … … 15 441 456 219
Mental Illness … … … 9 50 59 23
Total … … … 217 1,961 2,178 1,104

1976
Urgent Non-urgent Total Over six months†
Geriatrics … … … — — — —
General Surgery … … … 112 609 721 384
Ear, Nose and Throat … … … 2 163 165 77
Trauma and Orthopaedics … … … 42 228 270 154
Ophthalmology … … … 5 — 5 —
Dental Surgery … … … 8 105 113 77
Gynaecology … … … 28 473 501 242
Mental Illness … … … — 36 36 7
Total … … … 197 1,616 1,813 947

1975‡ 1974‡
Total Over six months Total Over six months
Geriatrics … … … 6 — 18 —
General Surgery … … … 633 376 574 182
Ear Nose and Throat … … … 174 80 91 30
Trauma and Orthopaedics … … … 220 111 192 108
Ophthalmology … … … 2 — 10 3
Dental Surgery … … … 143 83 68 24
Gynaecology … … … 416 238 320 88
Mental Illness … … … 29 — 24 7
Total … … … 1,624 888 1,276 442
* All cases are non-urgent.
† Includes both urgent and non-urgent cases.
‡ No distinction between urgent and non-urgent cases was made at this time.

months; and how this figure compares with the figures for the last five years.

Mr. Moyle

The following table gives the information on 31st March of each year: