§ Mr. Reidasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average waiting list time for each of the main specialties at Falkirk Royal Infirmary and Stirling Royal Infirmary.
Speciality Falkirk Royal Infirmary Mean Waiting Time in weeks for patients discharged in 1997 Stirling Royal Informatory Mean waiting Time in weeks for patients discharged in 1997 General Surgery … … … … 17.7 11.7 Orthopaedic Surgery … … … … 44.8 36.0 ENT … … … … 17.2 10.2 Ophthalmology … … … … 22.0 9.5 Urology … … … … 18.4 10.2 General Medicine … … … … 12.2 2.2 Surgical Paediatrics … … … … 11.2 14.6 Medical Paediatrics … … … … 2.8 Less than 1 week Gynaecology … … … … 11.6 15.8 Geriatrics … … … … 2.8 4.8 Chest Medical … … … … N/A Less than 1 week