HC Deb 17 March 1981 vol 1 cc74-5W
Mr. John Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the average waiting times for admission to hospitals in England for treatment in each of the main specialities.

Sir George Young

The average waiting times of patients admitted from the waiting list to hospitals in England in 1978, the latest year for which figures are available, were as follows:

weeks
General Medicine 4.3
Paediatrics 9.4
General Surgery 14.2
Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery 21.0
Traumatic and Orthopaedic Surgery 21.8
Gynaecology 11.6