§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the current waiting time for the following operations:(a) kidney transplants, (b) hip replacement joints, (c) knee replacement joints and (d) cataract removal.
§ Mr. FreemanInformation on waiting times for kidney transplants is given in my reply to the hon. Member for738W Southport (Mr.Fearn) on 22 February at columns 674–75. For the other operations requested the latest information held centrally is for 1985 and is given in the table.
Estimated median interval in weeks between the time an in-patient was placed on the waiting list and admission to an NHS non-psychiatric hospital, England 1985 Operation Median Wailing Time (weeks) Total hip replacement and arthroplasty of hip 21 Arthroplasty of knee 21 Operation on eye lens (mainly cataract) 16