§ Mr. Corbettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of people awaiting admission to the surgical specialities by medical category at hospitals in the North Birmingham health authority at the latest available date; and how this compares with the position one, two and three years earlier.
§ Mr. John Patten[pursuant to his reply, 8 March 1984, c. 682]: The available information is given in the table.
North Birmingham district health authority (formerly North Birmingham health district) Surgical speciality Number of persons on in-patient waiting lists on 31 March 1980 1981 1982 1983 General surgery 1,130 974 867 1,036 Ear, nose and throat 52 46 68 71 Orthopaedics 764 874 1,166 960 Ophthalmology — — 119 109 Plastic surgery — 6 25 30 Oral surgery 34 30 61 70 Gynaecology 265 234 345 344 Total 2,245 2,164 2,651 2,620
§ Mr. Wareingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the numbers on the waiting lists of individual hospitals in the area of the Mersey health authority.
§ Mr. John Patten[pursuant to his reply, 19 March 1984, c. 376]: Numbers of persons awaiting admission to those hospitals with waiting lists in Mersey regional health authority at the latest available date are given in the table.
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Mersey regional health authority Number of persons on in-patient waiting lists on 31 December 1982 Number Chester District Health Authority Chester Royal Infirmary 2,516 Chester City Hospital 516 West Cheshire Hospital—Psychiatric wing 71 Crewe District Health Authority Leighton Hospital 5,333 Cranage Hall Hospital 32 Halton District Health Authority Crossley Hospital 4 Macclesfield District Health Authority Maccelesfield, West Park 1 Macclesfield Infirmary 2,227 Parkside 33 Cranford Lodge 6
Number Mary Dendy 10 Warrington District Health Authority Warrington District General 2,981 Winwick 63 Newchurch 17 Liverpool District Health Authority St. Paul's Eye 275 The Women's 651 Royal Liverpool 3,388 Broadgreen 1,729 Newsham General 530 Mill Road Maternity 236 Alder Hey Children's 1,348 RLCH Myrtle Street 174 RLCH Heswell 200 St. Helens and Knowsley District Health Authority Whiston 2,835 St. Helens (Including Peasley Cross) 495 Southport and Formby District Health Authority Southport General Infirmary 866 Southport Promenade 615 Greaves Hall 7 South Sefton District Health Authority Walton 5,348 Fazakerley 1,834 Wirral District Health Authority Arrowe Park District General 2,839 Clatterbridge 1,777