Waiting Lists (Hansard, 10 February 1989)

HC Deb 10 February 1989 vol 146 c851W 851W

§ Mr. George Howarth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his latest estimate of out-patient waiting lists in Mersey regional health authority area.

§ Mr. Mellor
We do not collect information about out-patient waiting times centrally.

§ Mr. George Howarth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the in-patient waiting list figures for Mersey regional health authority in March 1988, 1987, and 1979.

§ Mr. Mellor
The information is given in the table.

In-patient waiting list, Mersey regional health authority

Date Waiting list

31 March 1979 41,103

31 March 1987 29,147

31 March 1988 ¹31,031

¹On a comparable basis with previous statistics.

In-patient waiting list, Mersey regional health authority
Date	Waiting list
31 March 1979	41,103
31 March 1987	29,147
31 March 1988	¹31,031
¹On a comparable basis with previous statistics.