§ Mr. Ovendenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of orthopaedic consultants per 10,000 population in (a) the Dartford and Gravesend Health District, (b) the Kent Area Health Authority, (c) the South-East Thames Region and (d) in England and Wales.
§ Mr. MoyleThe number (whole-time equivalent) of consultants in traumatic and orthopaedic surgery per 10,000 population at 30th September 1977 was 0.10 for the South-East Thames Region and 0.11 for England and Wales. Information about areas and districts is not collected centrally.
§ Mr. Ovendenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the average waiting times for appointments with orthopaedic consultants for adults and children, respectively, in (a) the Dartford and Gravesend Health District, (b) 169W the Kent Area Health Authority, (c) the South-East Thames Region, and (d) England and Wales.
§ Mr. MoyleInformation about average waiting times for appointments with
Health district Hospital Urgent cases Non-urgent cases Canterbury and Thanet Kent and Canterbury Normally no delay 20 weeks Faversham Cottage 12 weeks Queen Victoria Memorial 20 weeks Isle of Thanet District: Isle of Ramsgate Wing 9 weeks Isle of Margate Wing 14 weeks Dartford and Gravesham West Hill: Consultant A 3 weeks Children: 4 weeks Adults: 15 weeks Consultant B 5 weeks 14 weeks Consultant C Normally no delay 10 weeks (Special orthopaedic hand clinic—3 weeks Gravesend and North Kent Consultant A Normally no delay 7 weeks Consultant B 2 weeks 12 weeks
Health district Hospital Urgent cases Non-urgent cases Maidstone West Kent General About 1 week 25 weeks Preston Hall 17 weeks Medway Medway Hospital: Consultant A Normally no delay 32 weeks Consultant B 8 weeks Consultant C 16 weeks South East Kent Buckland 1–2 weeks 50 weeks Ashford 78 weeks Royal Victoria, Folkestone 11 weeks Deal 8 weeks Tunbridge Wells Pembury: Consultant A Normally no delay 20 weeks Consultant B 29 weeks Kent and Sussex: Consultant A 18weeks Consultant B 13weeks Queen Victoria: Consultant A 13 weeks Consultant B 14 weeks Edenbridge and District War Memorial. 8 weeks Crowborough War Memorial 12 weeks Sevenoaks 16 weeks