§ Mr. RoweTo ask the Secretary of State for Health which district health authorities have the longest average waiting time for the specialties which cover(a) hip replacement operations, (b) cataract corrections and (c) hernia operations.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe latest available information, at September 1990, for those waiting for in-patient treatment, is given in the tables. The tables have been compiled on the basis of the percentage of patients waiting more than one year which is the generally accepted measure of waiting time. Direct comparisons between specialties at district health authority level can be misleading because there are considerable variations of case mix within different hospitals.
443WThe 15 district health authorities with the highest percentage of patients waiting over 1 year
In-patient waiting lists 30 September 1990
General surgery (includes hernia operations)
- North Hertfordshire
- North Devon
- Kingston and Esher
- Bexley
- Herefordshire
- Dartford and Gravesham
- West Essex
- Riverside
- Milton Keynes
- Harrogate
- West Lambeth
- Gateshead
- North East Essex
- South Warwickshire
- Waltham Forest
In-patient waiting lists 30 September 1990
Ophthalmology (includes cataract operations)
- Kingston and Esher
- Rochdale
- Riverside
- West Surrey and North East Hants.
- Shropshire
- Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde
- Preston
- Bassetlaw
- East Suffolk
- Leeds Western
- Bolton
- Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley
- Central Manchester
- Dudley
- Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
In-patient waiting lists 30 September 1990
Trauma and Orthopaedic (includes hip replacement operations)
- Maidstone
- Bristol and Weston
- Hammersmith and Queen Charlotte's
- West Norfolk and Wisbech
- West Lambeth East Suffolk KW0
- Tunbridge Wells
- Brighton
- Riverside
- Chichester
- Herefordshire
- Bloomsbury
- Oldham
- East Surrey