§ Mr. HansonTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what are the current estimated waiting times for spinal surgery in Wales by county. [18141]
§ Mr. RichardsThe numbers of people currently on waiting lists and their current waiting times are recorded centrally by consultant specialty and not by surgical or other procedure. Under the specialty of spinal injury, the numbers reported as waiting at 31 December 1994 were as follows:
Number waiting for in-patient admission Clwyd District Health Authority 1 Gwynedd District Health Authority 5 All of these patients had been waiting for less than 12 months.
§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list for each specialty and each health district in Wales the new target waiting times for NHS treatment. [18876]
§ Mr. RichardsThe national standards and guarantees for hospital waiting times are shown in the patients charter for Wales. Information on any detailed local targets can be obtained from individual health authorities.