§ Mr. Masonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons are on the hospital waiting list in the Trent regional health authority area; what were the numbers for each type of operation; and what is the estimated waiting time in each case.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe number of patients on inpatient waiting lists in the Trent regional health authority on 30 September 1982 was 73,509 of whom the number awaiting admission to surgical specialties was 72,433.
Information on the type of operation awaited and the estimated waiting time in each case is not available centrally.
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§ Mr. Masonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons are on the hospital waiting list in the Barnsley health authority area; what are the numbers for each type of operation; what is the estimated waiting time in each case; and how these figures have fluctuated over the past four years.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe available information is given in the following table. Information on the type of operation awaited and the waiting time in each case is not available centrally.
Year Persons on Barnsley health authority inpatient waiting list on 30 September All specialties Surgical specialties 1978 3,107 3,077 1979 4,000 3,966 1980 3,269 3,244 1981 2,648 2,632 1982 3,934 3,918