§ Mr. Gwilym Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what advice he is issuing to health authorities in Wales regarding the need to identify the shortest available hospital waiting lists following the comment of the Deputy Health Commissioner that authorities which fail to do so could be guilty of maladministration
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsGuidance was issued to health authorities commending the advice of a working party that information on waiting lists should be exchanged between hospitals and made available to general medical practitioners so that patients may be given the opportunity to be referred to hospitals with a shorter wait, though further from their homes. The most recent edition of the Welsh hospital waiting list bulletin covers a much larger number of hospitals than its predecessor and therefore provides more comprehensive information.