Hospital Waiting Times (Hansard, 16 December 1996)

§ Mr. Hague

Information on the median waiting time for those patients who had the relevant treatment in each of the last three years is given in the following table. For each category only those hospitals where there is full information on waiting periods and more than 10 operations were performed have been included. The figures are for operations purchased by health authorities and GP fundholders in Wales.

Median waiting times (days) for treatment received, by purchasing organisation.
Hospital	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96
Cataract treatment
Breconshire War Memorial	8	15	39
Bridgend General	312	165	150
Bronglais	¹—	¹—	¹—
East Glamorgan	211	205	79
Glan Clwyd General Hospital	103	68	72
Llwynpia	20	19	44
Morriston	²—	¹—	¹—
Nevil Hall	²—	²—	47
Prince Charles	115	278	366
Prince Philip	7	7	¹—
Princess of Wales	²—	²—	²—
Royal Gwent	²—	²—	326
St. Woolos	195	190	²—
Singleton	76	93	194
University Hospital of Wales	81	113	109
Withybush General Hospital	31	267	¹—
Wrexham Maelor Hospital	362	388	228
Ysbyty Gwynedd	106	210	159
Wales	96	94	95
Hip replacement treatment
Aberdare	²—	¹—	¹—
Bronglais	2	40	7
Bridgend General	²—	¹—	²—
Cardiff Royal Infirmary	126	115	¹—
Caephilly District Miners	76	145	23
Cymla	²—	¹—	¹—
East Glamorgan	¹—	²—	¹—
Glan Clwyd General Hospital	242	193	175
Gorseinon	²—	²—	¹—
Morriston	186	236	¹—

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Median waiting times (days) for treatment received, by purchasing organisation.
Hospital	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96
Neath	59	78	¹—
Nevill Hall	107	114	90
Princess of Wales	44	39	32
Prince Charles	355	286	167
Prince Philip	8	11	18
Royal Gwent	139	139	161
Tredegar	²—	¹—	¹—
Withybush General Hospital	463	400	286
Wrexham Maelor Hospital	160	133	167
Ysbyty Gwynedd	124	119	96
Wales	84	91	85
¹ No operations performed or full waiting period data not available.
² Less than 10 operations performed.