§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the average period of time which patients
Number of Patients on Waiting Lists for Admission at 31 March 1987 Number Waiting Up to 3 months Over 3 and up to 6 months Over 6months and up to 1 year Over 1 year and up to 2 years Over 2 years and up to 3 years Over 3 years Total At Ulster General Surgery 204 43 19 — — — 266 Plastic Surgery 213 164 273 370 293 387 1,700 Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery 5 1 — — — — 6 ENT 184 150 131 102 14 15 596 Gynaecology 198 — — — — — 198 Geriatric Medicine 13 6 5 22 7 1 54 Total 817 364 428 494 314 403 2,820 At RVH Neurology 37 — — — — — 37 Dermatology 12 — — — — — 12 Cardiology 6 7 7 3 3 100 126 General Surgery 196 115 222 264 227 308 1,332 Plastic Surgery 53 40 23 79 84 105 384 Thoracic Surgery 42 55 23 13 7 44 184 Cardiac Surgery 14 20 8 24 41 324 431 Neurosurgery 41 17 5 8 — 42 113 ENT 325 165 61 33 9 25 618 Ophthalmology 526 297 299 201 44 54 1,421 Dentistry 232 180 305 468 248 110 1,543 Gynaecology 85 14 2 1 — — 102 Total 1,569 910 955 1,094 663 1,112 6,303 At BCH Cardiology 36 18 8 10 3 5 80 Nephrology 13 8 1 2 — — 24 ENT 375 204 315 106 4 — 1,004 Gynaecology 268 96 14 — — — 378 Geriatric Medicine 22 4 5 9 1 — 41 Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery 34 19 7 3 1 2 66 General Surgery 636 303 322 238 119 157 1,775 Total 1,384 652 672 368 128 164 3,368