§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list for each area health authority the waiting period between a patient being referred by a general practitioner to an ear, nose and throat specialist and the patient seeing that specialist.
§ Dr. VaughanStatistics of waiting times for outpatient appointments with hospital consultants are not held centrally. The time an individual waits before seeing a consultant depends not only on the length of the outpatient waiting list but also on the general practitioner's clinical judgment of the urgency of the case.