§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the numbers of patients waiting for in-patient treatment on 31 March, for each individual health authority(a) in total and (b) by main speciality for periods (i) under 12 months, (ii) 12 to 24 months and (iii) over 24 months.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information requested is given in the publication "Hospital Waiting List, In-Patients and Day Cases" (ISBN 1 85839 003 6), a copy of which is available in the Library.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the numbers of patients waiting for out-patient treatment on 31 March, for each individual health authority(a) in total and (b) by main speciality for periods (i) under 12 months, (ii) 12 to 24 months and (iii) over 24 months.
§ Mr. SackvilleFigures for out-patient waiting times are not collected centrally. All health authorities are required under the patients charter to publish information on the local standards they have set for waiting times for first out-patient appointments and on performance against these targets.
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish details of patient waiting lists by regional health authority area for(a) July, (b) August and (c) September of the current year.
§ Mr. SackvilleOn 11 August we announced that, in future, provisional waiting time figures would be published on a quarterly basis. Figures for the three months to 30 September 1992 are not yet available centrally.