§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many patients are waiting for hospital treatment in January 1995; and what were the figures for each of the last five years.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 13 January 1995]Information on numbers of patients waiting for in-patient and day case treatment for 30 September 1994, the latest date for which information is centrally available, and for each of the previous four years, is shown in the table. Information on numbers of patients waiting for out-patient treatment is not centrally available.
NHSiS—waiting lists1; by type of patient; as at 30 September In-patients Day cases 1990 59,483 17,892 1991 61,550 20,243 1992 61,646 22,228 1993 55,518 26,728 199422 51,663 28,048 1 True waiting list. Excludes repeat and deferred waiting lists. 2 Provisional.