§ Mr. HayesTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what plans he has to publish details of out-patient waiting times on a district by district basis; and if he will make a statement.
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Number of patients on in-patient waiting list at 31 March, 1981 to 1987, for Leicestershire District Authority. Specialty 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 General medicine 10 4 3 3 15 3 6 Neurology 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Cardiology 165 250 298 230 172 225 183 Rheumatology 0 0 0 6 15 0 4 Geriatrics 87 67 51 70 65 61 10 Units for younger disabled 6 11 15 12 11 16 0 General surgery 1,232 894 983 668 912 1,172 928 Ear, nose and throat 759 870 852 887 1,208 1,371 1,553 Traumatic and orthopaedic 2,113 2,112 1,969 1,596 1,391 1,226 1,340 Ophthalmology 621 442 465 492 515 573 727 Radiotherapy 34 59 47 71 82 106 14 Urology 147 113 377 358 331 396 452 Plastic surgery 602 500 555 436 553 818 1,091 Thoracic surgery 154 173 246 282 358 307 446 Oral surgery 127 225 374 373 557 482 260 Gynaecology 815 836 603 655 1,040 1,124 1,151 Mental handicap 49 42 37 37 33 0 0 Mental illness 17 0 4 2 0 7 15 G.P. other 3 3 1 1 4 4 9 Psychogeriatric 41 70 86 59 57 61 68 Forensic Psychiatry 0 0 0 0 11 10 10 Total 6,982 6,671 6,966 6,238 7,330 7,962 8,278
§ Mr. NewtonInformation on out-patients waiting times is not at present collected centrally.