§ Mr. HayesTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will introduce an integrated National Health
The number of patient on the in-patients waiting list in Crewe District Health Authority by specially as at 31 March 1981–87 Specialty 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 General medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Dermatology 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Geriatrics 3 3 0 1 7 0 0 General surgery 2,186 2,366 2,499 2,169 2,343 1,681 915 Ear, nose and throat 521 702 747 675 736 654 195 Traumatic and orthopaedic 160 222 290 198 361 330 335 Ophthalmology 140 182 151 161 153 202 219 Urology 308 325 505 471 689 682 665 Oral surgery 183 219 297 353 405 362 356 Gynaecology 592 653 698 644 754 766 824 Mental handicap 16 15 15 15 15 15 0 Psychogeriatric 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Total 4,109 4,687 5,202 4,691 5,467 4,695 3,512 of which percentage waiting over a year 37.5 43.4 42.6 42.6 44.2 44.7 37.6