§ Mr. Bill MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the number of patient fatalities amongst those on the waiting list for heart surgery in the latest period for which figures are available. [27980]
§ Mr. MaloneI refer the hon. Member to the reply my right hon. Friend the Member for Peterborough (Dr. Mawhinney), then the Minister for Health, gave the
208W
Hospital medical consultants by full-time and maximum part-time contracts for each region—30 September 1990–1993 (numbers) 1990 1991 1992 1993 Full-time Maximum part-time Full-time Maximum part-time Full-time Maximum part-time Full-time Maximum part-time Northern 750 170 8.00 2.00 8.00 170 750 140 Yorkshire 550 360 560 390 670 4.00 770 350 Trent 730 4.00 740 410 810 400 880 360 East Anglian 330 230 340 240 350 250 350 250 North West Thames 540 300 590 250 530 290 520 260 North East Thames 500 470 500 480 560 480 580 470 South East Thames 510 470 540 470 510 460 520 450 South West Thames 350 380 370 380 430 320 460 320 Wessex 390 350 390 370 470 310 460 350 Oxford 310 310 310 310 340 300 420 310 hon. Member for Bristol. South (Ms Primarolo) on 19 May 1994 at c. 557.