HC Deb 16 March 1987 vol 112 cc384-5W
Dr. Godman

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will indicate the length of waiting time for ophthalmic surgery in the Argyll and Clyde health board area; and how this compares with waiting time for this type of treatment elsewhere in Scotland.

Mr. John MacKay

The mean waiting times (in days) for ophthalmic surgery in 1985, the latest year for which statistics are available, were as follows:

Days
Argyll & Clyde 118
Ayrshire & Arran 66
Borders 40
Dumfries & Galloway 94
Fife 67
Fourth Vally 56
Grampian 191
Greater Glasgow 96
Highland 106
Lanarkshire 60
Lothian 103
Orkney 1
Shetland 1
Tayside 101
Western Isles 2
Scotland 99
1 Included in the Grampian list.
2 Included in the lists for Greater Glasgow and Highland.

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