HC Deb 17 March 1983 vol 39 cc223-4W
Mr. Ancram

asked 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 MacKay

The 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).

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 Ross

asked 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 MacKay

No.

Mr. Ernie Ross

asked 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 MacKay

At 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. Ancram

asked 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 MacKay

Average 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.