Mr. Robert G. HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will make his policy to publish the waiting times at Aberdeen Royal Hospitals NHS trust for(a) removal of gall bladder, (b) removal of bunions, (c) trigger finger, (d) varicose veins, (e) hip joint replacement, (f) knee joint replacement, (g) trapped nerve in hand or foot, (h) haemorrhoidectomy, (i) peptic, gastric or duodenal ulcers, (j) cataract removal and (k) hernias;
(2) if he will make it his policy to publish the waiting times at Woodend hospital, Aberdeen for (a) removal of gall bladder, (b) removal of bunions, (c) trigger finger, (d) varicose veins, (e) hip joint replacement, (j) knee joint replacement, (g) trapped nerve in hand or foot, (h) haemorrhoidectomy, (i) peptic, gastric or duodenal ulcers, (j) cataract removal and (k) hernias.
§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 26 October 1992]: It is our intention to publish waiting times for these, and other hospitals in Scotland, for (e) hip joint replacement, (f) knee joint replacement and (j) cataract removal. These, and geriatric assessment, are the procedures for which all 718W health boards in Scotland have set maximum waiting time guarantees for their residents in pursuance of the commitment given in the patients charter.