Hospital Waiting Lists (Hansard, 6 November 1989)

HC Deb 06 November 1989 vol 159 cc443-4W 443W

§ 30. Mr. Gwilym Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the waiting lists and the numbers of patients treated for 1979 and for the latest available corresponding period for(a) in-patients, (b) out-patients and (c) day patients.

§ Mr. Grist
The information requested is as follows:

1978–79 1988–89

Patient treated:

In-patient cases 345,305 456,378

New out-patients 425,927 524,113

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1978–79 1988–89

Day cases 26,456 84,758

31 March 1979 31 March 1989

Waiting lists:

In-patients 39,527 41,964

Out-patients 57,832 90,745

Day cases 3,397 6,914

	1978–79	1988–89
Patient treated:
In-patient cases	345,305	456,378
New out-patients	425,927	524,113

	1978–79	1988–89
Day cases	26,456	84,758
	31 March 1979	31 March 1989
Waiting lists:
In-patients	39,527	41,964
Out-patients	57,832	90,745
Day cases	3,397	6,914