§ Mr. Ancramasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the waiting lists for National Health Service hospitals in Scotland in each of the past four years.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information is as follows:—
As at 31 March No. on Waiting Lists 1979 76,616 1980 69,904 1981 67,679 1982 *67,133 * (provisional). 224W
1978 1979 1980 1981 A* B† A B A B A B Medical and Dental‡ 5,769.1 130 5,934.6 124 5,952.7 130 5,971.0 133 Nursing 54,419.0 14 56,037.2 13 58,602.5 13 61,125.5 13 Scientific and Professions Supplementary to Medicine 3,422.0 219 3,708.2 198 3,858.4 201 4,016.0 197 Technical 4,102.0 183 4,188.4 176 4,217.0 184 4,324.6 183 Works 760.0 986 779.3 944 820.0 944 851.1 931 Administrative and Clerical 12,944.0 58 13,121.6 56 13,255.7 58 13,628.8 58 Ancillary 26,965.0 28 27,281.5 27 27,099.7 29 27,348.4 29 Tradesmen 2,667.0 281 2,702.8 272 2,795.4 in 2,831.6 280 Pharmacists and Opticians 439.0 1,706 442.9 1,661 447.0 1,732 465.6 1,702 Ambulancemen 1,512.0 495 1,587.0 464 1,646.0 470 1,645.0 482 Others¶ 845.0 886 — — — — — — Notes: * All manpower numbers (column A) are whole-time equivalents at 30 September each year and include employees in hospital and community
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if his Department centrally collects information on the average length of time on the waiting list for psychogeriatric care in hospital in Scotland.
§ Mr. John MacKayNo.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what information his Department has as to the numbers of people on waiting lists for psychogeriatric facilities in Scotland overall who are (a) resident in the community, (b) in acute wards or geriatric units and (c) in residential homes.
§ Mr. John MacKayAt 31 March 1982, the latest date for which central statistics are available, the waiting list for psychogeriatric facilities in Scotland totalled 800. Information about the location of the persons on the waiting lists is not collected centrally.
§ Mr. Ancramasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the waiting times for operations in each of the major specialties since 1978.
§ Mr. John MacKayAverage waiting times from 1978 to 1980, the latest year for which information is available, were as follows:
Surgical Specialty Mean Wait* in Days 1978 1979 1980 General 66 74 69 Orthopaedic 90 118 111 ENT 91 112 113 Ophthalmology 85 97 94 Urology 75 89 69 Neurosurgery 43 54 51 Cardiothoracic 68 77 69 Plastic 150 183 178 Dental 71 74 62 Paediatric 86 101 87 Gynaecology 56 68 56 * The time which patients admitted from the waiting list and discharged from hospital in that year awaited admission.