HC Deb 24 April 1990 vol 171 cc159-60W
Mr. Paice

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the changes in waiting lists for each district health authority within the East Anglian region during the period 1979 to 1989.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

[holding answer 18 April 1990]: The available information is given in the tables. Due to NHS restructuring in 1982, comparable figures are available only for the districts shown in the tables.

In-patient waiting list, by district health authority, East Anglian regional health authority, as at 30 September, 1979 and 19891
District Health Authority 1979 19891 Change Change Per cent.
Peterborough 3,530 4,829 1,299 36.8
Norwich 7,665 10,177 2,512 32.8
Great Yarmouth 3,621 3,940 319 8.8
West Norfolk and Wisbech 3,073 2,799 −274 −8.9
1 Less self-deferred cases.

Source:

SBH2O3 return 1979.

KHQ7,7a returns 1989.

In-patient cases treated, surgical acute sector1 by district health authority. East Anglian regional health authority, 1979 and 1989
District Health Authority 1979 1989 Change Change Per cent.
Peterborough 11,704 18,412 6,708 57.3
Norwich 26,424 34,408 7,984 30.2
Great Yarmouth 7,058 11,118 4,060 57.5
West Norfolk and Wisbech 8,676 10,240 1,564 18.0
1 General surgery.

Source:

SH3 return 1979.

SH3a return 1989.