§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will improve the technological facilities available to general practitioners in Wales to enable them to provide up-to-date information to patients on waiting lists for hospital treatment everywhere in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonGPs are private contractors and any improvement of technological facilities is therefore a matter for each practice to consider. The dissemination of hospital waiting list information is a matter for the district health authority. Generally in Wales such information is sent to GPs within the district, who are free to refer patients as they deem appropriate, both within and outside Wales, if the patients are willing to travel.
§ Mr. Johnasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list by hospital the waiting lists for in-patient and out-patient treatment in the South Glamorgan area health authority.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonThe requested information is given in the following table:
Total waiting list as at 31 December 1986 Hospital/Clinic In-patients Out-patients University Hospital of Wales 4,981 11,523 Dental Hospital — 1,675 Children's ENT 424 480 Cardiff Royal Infirmary 823 314 Prince of Wales 1,472 — Rookwood — — St. Davids — 3 Lansdowne — — Glan Ely — — Llandough 412 595 Barry Community — — Sully — — Amy Evans Clinic — 822 Neale Kent — — Royal Hamadryad — — Whitchurch — — Ely — — Velindre 50 59