HC Deb 28 November 1984 vol 68 cc525-6W
Mr. Caborn

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if his Department has any plans to include day cases on statistical returns of waiting lists.

Mr. John Patten

The Health Services information steering group has recommended in its first report that each district health authority should submit a regular return on all patients awaiting elective admission including those not intended to say in hospital overnight. Health authorities have been asked to plan on the basis that the first report should be implemented by April 1987.