HC Deb 16 December 1982 vol 34 c243W
Mrs. Dunwoody

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the current waiting list and average waiting time in the Hammersmith and Fulham district health authority.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

On 30 September 1982 there were 3,092 people waiting for admission to hospitals in Hammersmith and Fulham health district, of whom 435 were classified as urgent and had waited more than one month and 985 were classified as non-urgent and had waited for more than a year. Information about average waiting times is not available centrally.