§ Mr. ColemanTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the number of patients awaiting surgical operations in each of the Welsh district health authorities; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GristWaiting list information is collected centrally on the basis of the number of people waiting for admission to hospital in a particular specialty and it is not known, therefore, how many are waiting for surgical operations. Information on waiting lists is published in "Welsh Hospital Waiting List Bulletin" copies of which are in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. LivseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the average number of patients for each county in Wales per(a) doctor and (b) general practitioner practice.
§ Mr. GristThe requested information (as at 1 October 1987) is given in the table:
Family Practitioner Committee Average number of patients per doctor1 A verage number of patients per partnership2 Clwyd 1,914 6,113 Dyfed 1,700 4,774 Gwent 1,890 4,930 Gwynedd 1,675 4,605 Mid Glamorgan 1,919 5,475 Powys 1,628 6,784 South Glamorgan 1,887 5,661 West Glamorgan 1,952 6,108 1 Unrestricted principals 2 Includes single doctor practices