HC Deb 14 December 1994 vol 251 c714W
Ms Gordon

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were on waiting lists for hip replacement surgery in each year from 1983 to 1993 in Scotland.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Reliable information on waiting lists relating to specific operations was not available centrally until last year. The information requested for 31 March 1994 and 30 June 1994 is shown in the table:

Date Number on waiting list
31 March 1994 1,314
30 June 1994 1,323

Note:

The information relates to patients on NHS waiting list in Scotland.

Ms Gordon

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many hip replacement operations have been carried out in each year from 1983 to 1993.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The information requested is shown in the table:

Year ended Total hip replacement operations
31 December 1983 2,755
31 December 1984 2,877
31 December 1985 3,118
31 December 1986 3,236
31 December 1987 3,485
31 December 1988 3,798
31 December 1989 3,567
31 December 1990 3,718
31 December 1991 3,747
31 December 1992 3,850
31 March 19941 3,916
1 Provisional.

Note:

The information relates to operations carried out by the NHS in Scotland.

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