§ Mr. John MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what are the current in-patient waiting lists for(a) West Glamorgan and (b) Neath and Port Talbot for (i) urgent and (ii) non-urgent cases.
§ Mr. GristWaiting list information is collected on the basis of the number of people waiting for admission to a particular hospital. Information on waiting lists as at 31 March 1988, the latest available, is given in the following table:
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In-patient Waiting List Urgent Non-Urgent West Glamorgan 172 5,151 Neath and Port Talbot Hospitals 43 1,344
§ Mr. John MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what are the current waiting lists for first time out-patient appointments, specialty by specialty, in(a) West Glamorgan, and (b) Neath and Port Talbot; and what are the average waiting periods for each specialty.
§ Mr. GristWaiting list information is collected on the basis of the number of people waiting for a first time
West Glamorgan Neath and Port Talbot Hospitals Waiting list Notional waiting time1 (days) Waiting list Notional waiting time1 (days) General Medicine 266 20 100 27 Paediatrics 156 30 73 44 Chest Diseases 29 25 10 46 Dermatology 1,578 133 445 126 Neurology 476 115 82 146 Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation 29 26 — — Rheumatology 392 145 101 171 General Surgery 1,679 73 399 37 Ear, Nose and Throat 2,969 187 1,430 287 Traumatic and Orthopaedic Surgery 1,871 58 709 59 Ophthalmology 1,766 125 462 171 Radiotherapy 4 1 — — Urology 1,153 481 — — Dental Surgery 52 6 49 40 Orthodontics 114 36 — — Neurosurgery 37 35 — — Gynaecology 653 43 62 14 Psychiatric Children 23 23 — — Mental Illness 45 13 — — Haematology 16 4 — — 1 The notional time to clear a waiting list (given in days) is obtained by dividing the total waiting list at 31 March by the average daily number of new out-patients seen during the previous twelve months.