HC Deb 18 December 1986 vol 107 cc699-700W
Mr. Hancock

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the current state of the waiting lists for orthopaedics, orthodontics and oral surgery in Queen Alexandra hospital, Portsmouth.

Mr. Newton

I am sorry I cannot give the hon. Member the information he seeks in precisely the form requested. The latest information centrally available is given in the table. For current information and for out-patient waiting list figures the hon. Member may wish to write to the chairman of the Portsmouth and South-East Hampshire district health authority.

Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham Cases on in-patient waiting list at 31 December 1985
Specialty Number
Traumatic and orthopaedic surgery 967
Oral surgery 378

general practitioners who are then reimbursed by family practitioner committees. No figures on such midwifery and nursing staff are as yet, however, compiled centrally.