HC Deb 13 June 1984 vol 61 cc514-5W
Mr. Heddle

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people are awaiting admission to surgical specialties by medical category in (a) the Mid- Staffordshire health authority, (b) the South-East Staffordshire health authority and (c) the North Birmingham health authority at the latest available date; and how these totals compare with the position in each year since 1979.

Mr. John Patten

The available information is given in the table.

District health authority and surgical specialty 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
Orthopaedics 801 775 854 1,168 961
Ophthalmology — — — — 103
Plastic surgery — — 14 25 42
Oral surgery 62 36 58 65 75
Gynaecology 392 292 202 373 338
Total 2,688 2,170 1,837 2,723 2,652