HC Deb 08 March 1988 vol 129 cc143-4W
Mr. Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average waiting time for a hip replacement operation in National Health Service beds in National Health Service hospitals in each health board area.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The information recorded for 1985, which is the lastest available, is as follows:

Health board Mean waiting time in days
Argyll and Clyde 207
Ayrshire and Arran 167
Borders 116
Dumfries and Galloway 191
Fife 214
Forth Valley 277
Grampian 303
Greater Glasgow 127
Highland 323
Lanarkshire 145
Lothian 207

Health board Mean waiting time in days
Orkney —
Shetland —
Tayside 285
Western Isles —
Scotland 203