Mr. Robert HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many patients from the City of Aberdeen and Grampian region each year since 1978 have been required to attend hospitals outside the area of Grampian health board for open-heart surgery; what has been the average waiting list for each quarter of the year; and what has been the average waiting time of patients awaiting such surgery.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 26 October 1987]: This information is available only from 1983 (when the cardiac surgery register was established), and for patients resident in the whole Grampian health board area. Information on this basis is set out in the table.
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Cardiac surgery patients resident in Grampian health board area Receiving surgery outwith Health Board area Number on waiting list Average wait (in days) 1983 (total) 29 — — Quarter ended 31 March 7 37 97 30 June 7 47 81 30 September 6 42 11 31 December 9 45 63 1984 (total) 79 — —
Receiving surgery outwith Health Board area Number on waiting list Average wait (in days) Quarter ended 31 March 13 44 94 30 June 27 40 98 30 September 27 17 132 31 December 12 9 127 1985 (total) 43 — — Quarter ended 31 March 4 13 83 30 June 10 32 36 30 September 9 43 51 31 December 20 43 62 1986 (total) 105 — — Quarter ended 31 March 23 41 111 30 June 24 84 121 30 September 35 65 111 31 December 23 79 137