HC Deb 16 March 1984 vol 56 c296W
Dr. Michael Clark

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will give details of the average waiting time for inpatients and outpatients in each of the district health authorities within the North-East Thames region.

Mr. John Patten

Outpatient waiting time information is not collected centrally. The latest available information on inpatient waiting time relates to patients admitted to NHS hospitals from a waiting list during 1981 analysed by area health authority. I shall let my hon. Friend have the available information as soon as possible.