§ Mr. Freesonasked 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 PattenNumbers 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.
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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