§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the waiting times for each health board for coronary artery bypass grafting and angioplasty.
§ Mr. StewartInformation on waiting times for coronary bypass grafts at 30 June 1993 is shown in the table. Information on patients currently waiting for coronary angioplasty is not available centrally.
Average waiting times for coronary bypass grafts for patients on waiting lists at 30 June 1993 Health board of residence Number of cases Mean wait (days) Argyll and Clyde 68 174 Ayrshire and Arran 54 146 Borders 28 172 Dumfries and Galloway 23 110 Fife 52 151 Forth Valley 56 196 Grampian 61 173 Greater Glasgow 260 197 Highland 22 117 Lanarkshire 82 183 Lothian 122 134 Orkney 0 0 Shetland 0 0 Tayside 66 183 Western Isles 3 84 Outside Scotland 9 39 TOTAL 906 170