HC Deb 21 November 1983 vol 49 cc68-9W
Mr. Freeson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people are awaiting admission for operations at each hospital covered by Brent district health authority; what is the waiting period involved; and if he will give the numbers by medical category.

Mr. John Patten

Numbers of persons awaiting admission to the surgical specialties at hospitals with surgical waiting lists in Brent district health authority at the latest available date are given in the tables. Information on waiting times at individual hospitals is not available centrally.

Number of Persons on the In-patients Waiting List on 31 December 1982
Central Middlesex Hospital
Specialty Number waiting
General surgery 140
Ear, nose and throat 249
Traumatic and orthopaedic 243
Ophthalmology 242
Urology 377
Dental surgery 236
Gynaecology 147
All surgical specialties 1,634

Wembley Hospital
Specialty Number waiting
General surgery 12
Ear, nose and throat 90
Traumatic and orthopaedic 5
Gynaecology 99
All surgical specialties 206