§
Mr. David Young
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the waiting list for each specialty for each area hospital authority in the North-West and how this compares with the national position.
| Specialty |
England |
Lancashire |
Bolton |
Bury |
Manchester |
Oldham |
| General Medicine |
2,315 |
6 |
15 |
— |
105 |
3 |
| Paediatrics |
1,300 |
19 |
— |
— |
178 |
4 |
| Chest Diseases |
247 |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Dermatology |
578 |
52 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Neurology |
1,812 |
40 |
— |
— |
68 |
— |
| Cardiology |
3,672 |
81 |
— |
— |
128 |
— |
| Rehabilitation |
543 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Genito Urinary Medicine |
78 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Rheumatology |
1,349 |
70 |
— |
— |
63 |
— |
| Geriatrics |
4,900 |
184 |
— |
2 |
138 |
11 |
| Younger Disabled |
289 |
— |
— |
— |
19 |
— |
| General Surgery |
166,554 |
4,547 |
1,190 |
121 |
2,846 |
1,022 |
| Ear, Nose and Throat |
98,074 |
5,106 |
844 |
212 |
1,986 |
276 |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic |
126,917 |
4,332 |
673 |
217 |
2,529 |
387 |
| Ophthalmology |
39,645 |
1,403 |
439 |
— |
1,552 |
748 |
| Radiotherapy |
953 |
— |
— |
— |
116 |
— |
| Urology |
25,294 |
945 |
— |
— |
2,305 |
115 |
| Plastic Surgery |
41,842 |
1,273 |
92 |
— |
1,332 |
— |
| Thoracic Surgery |
4,146 |
40 |
— |
— |
450 |
— |
| Dental Surgery |
29,739 |
830 |
147 |
51 |
1,138 |
71 |
| Orthodontics |
106 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Neurosurgery |
2,736 |
99 |
— |
— |
235 |
— |
| Gynaecology |
101,279 |
4,463 |
484 |
501 |
1,743 |
708 |
| Children Psychiatry |
160 |
10 |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
| Mental Handicap |
2,411 |
211 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Mental Illness |
2,620 |
118 |
— |
— |
9 |
— |
| Adolescent Psychiatry |
94 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| GP Other |
1,674 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| GP Dental |
163 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Other Specialist Units |
3,449 |
24 |
— |
— |
33 |
— |
| Totals |
664,919 |
23,855 |
3,884 |
1,104 |
16,975 |
3,345 |
| Specialty |
Rochdale |
Salford |
Stockport |
Tameside |
Trafford |
Wigan |
| General Medicine |
1 |
5 |
— |
— |
— |
57 |
| Paediatrics |
— |
7 |
— |
8 |
1 |
— |
| Chest Diseases |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Dermatology |
— |
28 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Neurology |
— |
31 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Cardiology |
— |
72 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Rehabilitation |
— |
— |
47 |
— |
— |
— |
| Genito Urinary Medicine |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Rheumatology |
— |
4 |
15 |
— |
— |
— |
| Geriatrics |
— |
22 |
63 |
12 |
4 |
7 |
| Younger Disabled |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| General Surgery |
787 |
721 |
2,062 |
1,434 |
238 |
830 |
| Ear, Nose and Throat |
163 |
746 |
746 |
30 |
705 |
562 |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic |
240 |
817 |
518 |
496 |
105 |
524 |
| Ophthalmology |
551 |
92 |
506 |
47 |
— |
817 |
| Radiotherapy |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Urology |
— |
310 |
— |
— |
80 |
51 |
| Plastic Surgery |
270 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
62 |
| Thoracic Surgery |
— |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Dental Surgery |
180 |
21 |
349 |
— |
19 |
87 |
| Orthodontics |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Neurosurgery |
— |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Gynaecology |
621 |
1,293 |
819 |
274 |
275 |
934 |
| Children Psychiatry |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Mental Handicap |
— |
— |
35 |
— |
— |
— |
| Mental Illness |
— |
3 |
— |
— |
10 |
— |
| Adolescent Psychiatry |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| GP Other |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| GP Dental |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
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§
Sir George Young
The waiting lists for each specialty for each area health authority in the North-Western regional health authority and the total for England at March 1980 were as follows:
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| Specialty |
Rochdale |
Salford |
Stockport |
Tameside |
Trafford |
Wigan |
| Other Specialist Units |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Totals |
2,813 |
4,171 |
5,160 |
2,301 |
1,437 |
3,931 |
| The following table shows the total numbers of patients on waiting-lists per thousand resident population for each of these Area Health Authorities and for England: |
| England |
14.3 |
| Lancashire |
17.4 |
| Bolton |
14.9 |
| Bury |
6.2 |
| Manchester |
35.8 |
| Oldham |
15.0 |
| Rochdale |
13.5 |
| Salford |
16.7 |
| Stockport |
17.8 |
| Tameside |
9.3 |
| Trafford |
6.4 |
| Wigan |
12.7 |