HC Deb 23 May 1994 vol 244 c33W
Ms Jowell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the average length of time on the waiting list for(a) hysterectomy, (b) heart by-pass and (c) hip replacement, for patients living in (i) Bloomsbury and Islington, (ii) Redbridge and Waltham Forest, (iii) south-east London, (iv) Hertford, (v) Cambridge, (vi) Manchester, (vii) north Cornwall, (viii) Brighton, (ix) Eastbourne and (x) Leeds.

Dr. Mawhinney

Information on waiting times is collected by specialty, district health authority and national health service trust. This information is given in "Hospital Waiting List Statistics: England", copies of which are available in the Library. Since 1988 the overall average waiting time has fallen from over nine months to less than five.