§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total hospital waiting list; and how many people have been waiting for over six months, one year and two years, respectively, in each regional health authority area, and in England, at the most recent available date.
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§ Mr. John PattenThe latest information available is a national estimate of 726,000 for the total number of persons on inpatient waiting lists in England on 31 March 1983. However, the most recent figures giving a breakdown by region and by the time spent on the waiting
Hospital Inpatient Waiting List on 30 September 1982 Region Urgent Cases Non-urgent cases Total Cases Total Cases on list for more than one month Total Cases on list for more than one year Northern 3,350 2,671 46,608 10,466 49,958 Yorkshire 2,167 1,528 50,866 10,258 53,033 Trent 5,085 3,702 68,424 23,732 73,509 East Anglia 3,097 2,116 29,838 7,594 32,935 North West Thames 2,473 1,579 38,312 9,533 40,785 North East Thames 5,400 3,314 52,807 12,522 58,207 South East Thames 4,130 2,827 47,690 11,075 51,820 South West Thames 4,395 3,096 32,061 8,601 36,456 Wessex 4,860 3,716 40,457 11,765 45,317 Oxford 1,911 1,463 33,823 11,176 35,734 South Western 2,828 1,805 44,314 14,320 47,142 West Midlands 5,071 3,366 81,473 29,313 86,544 Mersey 2,018 1,418 35,656 11,630 37,674 North Western 3,991 2,505 65,706 20,359 69,697 Special Health Authorities and Boards of Governors 590 295 6,464 558 7,054 England Total 51,366 35,401 674,499 192,902 725,865