HC Deb 28 January 1988 vol 126 c324W
Dr. Marek

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what are the latest available figures for the number of patients waiting for hospital admission for(a) more than one month for urgent treatment and (b) more than one year for non-urgent treatment.

Mr. Grist

At 31 March 1987, 2,639 patients on waiting lists had waited more than one month for urgent hospital treatment; and 9,139 had waited more than a year for non-urgent treatment.