§ Ms GordonTo 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-HamiltonReliable 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 GordonTo 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-HamiltonThe 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.