Hospital Waiting Lists (Hansard, 19 May 1986)

§ Mr. Adley
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services, what has been the change in waiting lists for in-patient hospital treatment in each of the health regions in England and Wales in 1979, 1982 and the latest year for which figures are available.

§ Mr. Whitney
The information requested is given in the table.
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Numbers of persons on in-patient waiting lists at 30 September for admission to NHS hospitals

Change between 1979 and 1982 Change between 1982 and 1985

Region 1979 1982 1985 Number Percentage Number Percentage

Northern 42,288 49,958 36,154 7,670 18.1 -13,804 -27.6

Yorkshire 47,223 53,033 45,763 5,810 12.3 -7,270 -13.7

Trent 66,498 73,509 62,190 7,011 10.5 -11,319 -15.4

East Anglian 27,971 32,935 27,388 4,964 17.7 -5,547 -16.8

NW Thames ^*43,595 40,785 40,265 -2,810 -6.4 -520 -1.3

NE Thames ^*53,146 58,207 66,406 5,061 9.5 8,199 14.1

SE Thames ^*49,920 51,820 50,087 1,900 3.8 -1,733 -3.3

SW Thames ^*37,244 36,456 36,752 -788 -2.1 296 0.8

Wessex 40,222 45,317 42,003 5,095 12.7 -3,314 -7.3

Oxford 36,180 35,734 33,309 -446 -1.2 -2,425 -6.8

South Western 45,876 47,142 43,639 1,266 2.8 -3,503 -7.4

West Midlands 87,693 86,544 80,974 -1,149 -1.3 -5,570 -6.4

Mersey 38,572 37,674 30,141 -898 -2.3 -7,533 -20.0

North Western 71,948 69,697 58,465 -2,251 -3.1 -11,232 -16.1

SHAs 7,350 7,054 7,713 -296 -4. 659 9.3

England 695,726 725,865 661,249 301,139 4.3 -64,616 9.3

^* Figures for Thames regions for 1979 are not strictly comparable with those for 1982 and 1985 because of changes made in the NHS reorganisation of 1 April 1982.

§ Mr. Teddy Taylor
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average waiting time for urgent and non-urgent consultations, respectively, in ear, nose and throat, gynaecology and orthopaedics, respectively, in the United Kingdom as a whole and in the Southed health authority, respectively, at the most recent dates for which figures are available.

§ Mr. Whitney
I am sorry I cannot give my hon. Friend the information he seeks. Information on waiting time for out-patient consultation is not collected centrally. He may wish to write to the chairman of the Southend district health authority for the information requested. Figures for the rest of the United Kingdom are a matter for my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland, for Wales and for Northern Ireland.

Numbers of persons on in-patient waiting lists at 30 September for admission to NHS hospitals
				Change between 1979 and 1982	Change between 1982 and 1985
Region	1979	1982	1985	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage
Northern	42,288	49,958	36,154	7,670	18.1	-13,804	-27.6
Yorkshire	47,223	53,033	45,763	5,810	12.3	-7,270	-13.7
Trent	66,498	73,509	62,190	7,011	10.5	-11,319	-15.4
East Anglian	27,971	32,935	27,388	4,964	17.7	-5,547	-16.8
NW Thames	^*43,595	40,785	40,265	-2,810	-6.4	-520	-1.3
NE Thames	^*53,146	58,207	66,406	5,061	9.5	8,199	14.1
SE Thames	^*49,920	51,820	50,087	1,900	3.8	-1,733	-3.3
SW Thames	^*37,244	36,456	36,752	-788	-2.1	296	0.8
Wessex	40,222	45,317	42,003	5,095	12.7	-3,314	-7.3
Oxford	36,180	35,734	33,309	-446	-1.2	-2,425	-6.8
South Western	45,876	47,142	43,639	1,266	2.8	-3,503	-7.4
West Midlands	87,693	86,544	80,974	-1,149	-1.3	-5,570	-6.4
Mersey	38,572	37,674	30,141	-898	-2.3	-7,533	-20.0
North Western	71,948	69,697	58,465	-2,251	-3.1	-11,232	-16.1
SHAs	7,350	7,054	7,713	-296	-4.	659	9.3
England	695,726	725,865	661,249	301,139	4.3	-64,616	9.3
^* Figures for Thames regions for 1979 are not strictly comparable with those for 1982 and 1985 because of changes made in the NHS reorganisation of 1 April 1982.