§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the current waiting times for appointments at pain relief clinics in those hospitals offering this service.
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Emergency inpatient admissions to acute general hospitals with a diagnosis of poisoning by drugs or drug dependence or abuse, 1988–1992 Year of discharge Principal diagnosis 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Poisoning by Antibiotics 170 117 152 157 153 Poisoning by Other Anti-Infectives 49 50 46 54 53 Poisoning by Hormones and Synthetic Substitutes 132 118 133 130 152 Poisoning by Primarily Systemic Agents 87 103 121 109 120 Poisoning by Agents Primarily Affecting Blood Constituents 113 92 110 118 113 Poisoning by Analgesics, Antipyretics and Antirheumatics 4,138 4,316 5,094 5,788 6,578 Poisoning by Anticonvulsants and Anti-Parkinsonism Drugs 320 299 335 363 375 Poisoning by Sedatives and Hypnotics 486 453 433 481 465 Poisoning by Other Central Nervous System Depressants 14 9 13 12 20 Poisoning by Psychotropic Agents 3,803 3,630 3,746 3,694 4,077 Poisoning by Central Nervous System Stimulants 2 2 2 6 27 Poisoning by Drugs Primarily Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System 93 84 80 111 148 Poisoning by Agents Primarily Affecting the Cardiovascular System 250 194 231 238 275 Poisoning by Agents Primarily Affecting the Gastrointestinal System 59 67 63 65 80 Poisoning by Water, Mineral and Uric Acid Metabolism Drugs 109 86 83 101 64 Poisoning by Agents Primarily Acting on Smooth/Skeletal Muscles. Respiration System 172 160 192 204 228 Poisoning by Agents Primarily Affecting Skin Mucous Membrane: Ophth. Otorhin. Dental Drug 120 125 119 124 108 Poisoning by Other and Unspecified Drugs and Medicaments 1,684 1,375 1,525 1,477 1,664 Poisoning by Bacterial Vaccines 0 1 1 2 0 Poisoning by Other Vaccines and Biological Substances 6 0 2 2 1 Total 11,807 11,281 12,481 13,236 14,701 Drug Dependence (See Note 2) 31 26 31 41 35 Nondependent Drug Abuse (See Note 2) 1,161 1,137 1,334 1,444 1,555
§ Mr. StewartThe information, which relates to the average waiting time for first appointments, is set out in the table.
New outpatient attendances at pain relief clinics—mean wait over period 1 October 1992 to 31 March 1993 Hospital Mean wait (days) Crosshouse hospital 53 Ayr hospital 48 Inverclyde Royal hospital 45 Victoria hospital 78 Dunfermline and West Fife hospital 93 Glasgow Royal infirmary 65 Stobhill hospital 91 Victoria infirmary 77 Southern general hospital 35 Gartnavel general hospital 143 Caithness general hospital 29 Monklands district general hospital 66 Law hospital 22 Aberdeen Royal infirmary 51 Royal infirmary, Edinburgh 95 Dundee Royal infirmary 127 Falkirk and District Royal infirmary 48 Dumfries and Galloway Royal infirmary 65 All clinics 78