HC Deb 02 July 1990 vol 175 cc420-1W
Mr. Nicholas Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the average time a patient awaited treatment in each Welsh district health authority in March 1982 and at the latest available date.

Mr. Grist

Median waiting times are usually calculated on a calendar year basis. The figures given in the table relate to in-patients and day cases admitted as waiting list cases and discharged during 1982 and 1989.

Median waiting times (days)
District health authourity 1982 1989
Clwyd 44 51
East Dyfed 36 42
Gwent 57 54
Gwynedd 34 35
Mid Glamorgan 47 35
Pembrokeshire 56 44
Powys 41 29
South Glamorgan 36 32
West Glamorgan 56 58

Mr. Nicholas Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the number of people on the waiting list for each district health authority in March 1982 and at the latest available date.

Mr. Grist

The information is shown in the tables:

Waiting lists 1982 and 1989

Number of patients on district health authority waiting lists

Table 1: On 31 March 1982

Out-patients In-patients Day cases
Pembrokeshire 1,799 1,914 385
Clwyd 4,616 4,100 599
East Dyfed 3,518 1,584 196
Gwent 8,453 6,660 963
Gwynedd 3,157 1,632 388
Mid Glamorgan 14,110 7,642 29
Powys 282 61 0
South Glamorgan 12,979 4,972 678
West Glamorgan 14,136 4,063 101

Waiting lists 1982 and 1989

Number of patients on district health authority waiting lists

Table 2: On 30 September 1989

Out-patients In-patients Day cases
Pembrokeshire 3,373 2,618 1,053
Clwyd 10,177 5,389 844
East Dyfed 6,328 3,443 369
Gwent 13,190 9,504 1,672
Gwynedd 5,265 3,476 589
Mid Glamorgan 17,171 6,930 514
Powys 1,096 61 1
South Glamorgan 16,087 6,582 1,564
West Glamorgan 14,820 6,328 405

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