Hospital Waiting Lists (Hansard, 13 May 1980)

HC Deb 13 May 1980 vol 984 c463W 463W

§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennett
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish comparisons of hospital waiting lists for 1 May 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980.

§ Dr. Vaughan
Information about waiting lists on 1 May is not collected centrally. The following table shows the total number of people awaiting in-patient admission to hospitals in England on the nearest dates available:

31 March 1977 595,000

31 March 1978 603,000

31 March 1979 752,000

^*30 September 1979 698,000

^*Latest information available. The figure is provisional.

31 March 1977	595,000
31 March 1978	603,000
31 March 1979	752,000
^*30 September 1979	698,000
^*Latest information available. The figure is provisional.