§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the estimated waiting time for patients in Northern Ireland admitted from the waiting lists of all specialties.
§ Mr. Chris PattenDuring 1982, the latest year for which this information is available, 89 per cent. of patients admitted to hospital were on waiting lists for less than six months; 7 per cent. waited less than one year; 3 per cent. less than two years; and 1 per cent. for two years or over.
§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the waiting lists for Ards, Bangor, and Dundonald hospitals for each of the five previous years and distinguish between urgent and non-urgent cases.
§ Mr. Chris PattenIt is not possible to distinguish between urgent and non-urgent cases. The waiting lists for each of the three hospitals at 31 March each of the last five years were as follows:
Number 1979 18 1980 10 1981 152 1982 133 1983 143