§ Ms. Harmanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the hospitals in (a) London and (b) the rest of the United Kingdom where neurosurgery can be performed on children.
§ Mr. WhitneyI shall let the hon. Member have the available information as soon as possible concerning hospitals in England. Statistics for the rest of the United Kingdom are a matter for my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
§ Ms. Harmanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what has been the length of the waiting lists for neurosurgery at the Maudsley hospital in each of the years 1979 to the present day;
(2) what has been the length of the waiting list for the adolescent unit at the Bethlem royal hospital for each of the years 1979 to the present day.
§ Mr. WhitneyI am sorry I cannot give the hon. Member all the information she seeks. The latest figures centrally available are given in the table. The hon. Member may wish to write to the chairman of the Bethlem royal hospital and Maudsley hospital special health authority for current information.
Number of cases on in-patient waiting list for admission to department of neurosurgery, Maudsley Hospital at 30 September Number 1979 30 1980 28 1981 46 1982 47 1983 57 1984 75 *1985 77
Number of cases on in-patient waiting list for admission to adolescent psychiatry unit, Bethlem Royal Hospital at 30 September Number 1979 4 1980 5 1981 2 1982 2 1983 3 1984 nil *1985 nil * Provisional