§ Mr. GoodladTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the current waiting lists for(a)examinations, (b)operations and (c)beds in each specialty in each hospital in (i) the Crewe, (ii) the Chester and (iii) the Halton health districts.
§ Mr. NewtonI am sorry I cannot give my hon. Friend all the information he seeks. The available information is given in the table. It should be noted that in certain specialities a clinician may maintain a waiting list which is common to more than one hospital within a district health authority.
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In-patient waiting lists as at 31 December 1986, by hospital, Chester, Crewe and Halton health authorities Health authority and hospital Specially Waiting list Chester Chester Royal Infirmary General surgery 973 Ear Nose and Throat 48 Traumatic and Orthopaedic 342 Opthalmology 278 Oral surgery 121 Gynaecology 402 Total 2,164 Chester City Hospital Total 0 Ellesmere Port Hospital Total 0 The Countess of Cheshire Mental illness 20 Hospital, Psychiatric Adolescent psychiatry 1 Wing Total 21 The Countess of Cheshire Total 0 Hospital, General wing and Maternity wing. The Manor Hospital Total 0 Crewe Leighton Hospital General medicine 1 General surgery 1,509 Ear Nose and Throat 191 Traumatic and Orthopaedic 333 Opthalmology 217 Urology 665 Oral surgery 297 Gynaecology 796 Total 4,009 Victoria Infirmary Total 0 Tarporley War Memorial Hospital Total 0 Barony Hospital Total 0 Oakmere Rehabilitation Centre Total 0 Cranage Hall Hospital Mental handicap 2 total 2 Arclid Total 0 Grange Hospital (Weaverham) Total 0
Health authority and hospital Specialty Waiting list Halton Crossley Hospital Total 0 Crow Wood Hospital Total 0 Dutton Hospital Total 0 Halton General General medicine 1 General surgery 153 Urology 34 Total 188 Highfield Hospital Total 0 Community Mental Handicap Unit Total 0
§ Mr. BoyesTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the figures for Sunderland health authority's in-patient waiting lists for each of the years from 1979 to the latest years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information requested is given in the table.
Sunderland District Health Authority in-patient waiting list figures at 31 March, 1979 to 1987. Year Patients on waiting list 1979 5,549 1980 4,385 1981 4,195 1982 3,516 1983 5,254 1984 4,411 1985 3,851 1986 3,890 1987 3,659
Mr. CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what information he was on the waiting list(a) for out-patient examinations and (b) for in-patient surgery, in the Northern regional health authority.
§ Mr. NewtonThe latest available information about NHS waiting lists is contained in the summary booklet, "Hospital in-patient waiting list—England at 31 March 1987," copies of which have been placed in the Library. Information about out-patient waiting lists is not held centrally.