§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the total number of patients awaiting treatment in (a) Wolverhampton and (b) the West
Number of Patients on In-Patient waiting list at 31 March 1981 West Midlands Region
Specialty Urgent Non-urgent Total of all cases All cases Cases on list for more than one month All cases Cases on list for more than one year General Medicine 34 — 157 9 191 Paediatrics — — — — — Chest Diseases — — — — — Dermatology — — 90 10 90 Neurology 30 14 285 4 315 Cardiology 40 20 297 99 337 Rehabilitation — — — — — Genito Urinary Medicine — — — — — Rheumatology 3 1 205 10 208 Geriatrics 113 57 714 176 827 Younger Disabled — — 18 11 18 General Surgery 964 621 20,952 8,303 21,916 ENT 241 174 11,943 4,932 12,184 Trau and Orth 779 685 14,679 7,268 15,458 Ophthalmology 401 360 5,636 1,989 6,037 Radiotherapy 55 — 52 — 107 Urology 340 221 1,929 526 2,269 Plastic Surgery 98 48 4,041 2,035 4,139 Thoracic Surgery 151 99 395 124 546 Dental Surgery 108 67 2,996 747 2,704 Orthodontics — — — — — Neurosurgery 14 6 502 118 516 Gynaecology 79 28 10,566 2,718 10,645 Psych Children 3 — 8 3 11 Mental Handicap 22 22 42 39 64 Mental Illness 29 12 205 92 234 Adolescent Psych — — 3 — 3 GP Other 8 — 1,043 289 1,051 GP Dental — — — — — OSU 166 129 112 11 278 Totals 3,678 2,564 76,470 29,513 80,148 24W
Wolverhampton Specialty Urgent Non-urgent Total of all cases All cases Cases on list for more than one month All cases Cases on list for more than one year General Medicine — — 11 — 11 Paediatrics — — — — — Chest Diseases — — — — — Dermatology — — — — — Neurology 3 — — — 3 Cardiology — — — — — Rehabilitation — — — — — Genito Urinary Medicine — — — — — Rheumatology — — — — — Geriatrics 1 — 11 — 12 Younger Disabled — — — — — General Surgery 3 1 1,316 326 1,319 ENT — — 147 3 147 Trau and Orth 9 6 678 170 687 Ophthalmology 107 80 755 328 862 Radiotherapy — — 8 — 8 Urology — — 300 42 300 Plastic Surgery — — — — — Thoracic Surgery — — 5 — 5 Dental Surgery — — 103 — 103 Orthodontics — — — — — Neurosurgery — — — — — Midlands; and if he will give the number waiting for more than (i) one, (ii) two, (iii) three, (iv) six and (v) 12 months, broken down between the various specialties.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergInformation in the form requested is not held centrally but those figures that are available are as follows:
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Specialty Urgent Non-urgent Total of all cases All cases Cases on list for more than one month All cases Cases on list for more than one year Gynaecology 9 1 562 3 571 Psych Children — — — — — Mental Handicap — — — — — Mental Illness 7 6 42 23 49 Adolescent Psych — — — — GP Other — — — — GP Dental — — — — — OSU — — — — — — — — — — Totals 139 94 3,938 895 4,077