HC Deb 23 March 1987 vol 113 cc18-9W
Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will set out region by region, district health authority inpatient waiting lists, the total population living in each district, the percentage which the former represents of the latter and their national ranking by that percentage.

Mr. Mark Robinson

The latest available information relates to 30 September 1986, and is given in the following table:

Cases on Hospital in-patient waiting lists Estimated population mid-1985 (thousands) Number of cases waiting per 1,000 population
Powys 59 111.4 0.5
Gwynedd 1,982 233.6 8.5
East Dyfed 2,354 226.6 10.4
Clwyd 4,689 397.9 11.8
West Glamorgan 5,011 364.1 13.8
Mid Glamorgan 8,961 533.9 16.8
Gwent 8,321 440.2 18.9
South Glamorgan 7,620 394.8 19.3
Pembrokeshire 2,430 109.3 22.2

Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will set out region by region, the hospital urgent in-patient waiting list in each district, together with the number of urgent cases waiting more than a month, the percentage the latter represents of the former and their national ranking by that percentage.

Mr. Mark Robinson

The latest available information relates to 30 September 1986, and is given in the following table:

Urgent cases on Hospital In-patient Waiting Lists
Total number Number waiting for more than one month Number waiting for more than one month as a percentage of total
East Dyfed 7
Powys
West Glamorgan 661 139 21.0
Gwynedd 61 25 41.0
Mid Glamorgan 332 206 62.0
Gwent 949 603 63.5
Clwyd 187 142 75.9
Pembrokeshire 324 250 77.2
South Glamorgan 1,087 852 78.4

Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will set out region by region, the hospital non-urgent inpatient waiting list in each health district together with the number of non-urgent cases waiting more than a year, the percentage the latter represents of the former and their national ranking by that percentage.

Mr. Mark Robinson

The latest available information by district health authority relates to 30 September 1986, and is given in the following table:

Non-urgent cases on hospital in-patient waiting lists
Total number Number waiting for more than one year Number waiting for more than one year as a percentage of total
Powys 59 1 1.7
Gwynedd 1,921 67 3.5
East Dyfed 2,347 270 11.5
West Glamorgan 4,350 506 11.6
Clwyd 4,502 623 13.8
Gwent 7,372 1,882 25.5
South Glamorgan 6,533 1,788 27.4
Mid Glamorgan 8,629 3,058 35.4
Pembrokeshire 2,106 1,361 64.6