§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people are on the waiting list for inpatient treatment for each specialty in each hospital in east Berkshire; and what were the comparable figures in January 1986.
§ Mr. NewtonI am sorry I cannot give the hon. Member all the information he seeks in precisely the form requested. The information available centrally is given in the table. For current information the hon. Member may wish to write to the chairman of the East Berkshire district health authority.
NHS hospitals in East Berkshire district health authority Hospital/specialty Number1 Wexham Park, Slough General surgery 795 Ear, nose and throat 1,141 Traumatic and orthopaedic 312 Plastic surgery 1,695 Oral surgery 309 Gynaecology 430 Total 4,682 King Edward VII, Windsor General surgery 396 Ophthalmology 825 Oral surgery 182 Gynaecology 232 Total 1,635 Heatherwood, Ascot General surgery 410 Traumatic and orthopaedic 270 Gynaecology 409 Total 1,089 Church Hill House, Bracknell Mental handicap 8 Total 8 Farnham Park Rehabilitation Centre, Slough Rehabilitation (Physical Medicine) 117 Total 117 1 Cases on in-patient waiting list at 31 December 1985.