§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the current median waiting periods for patients needing(a) hip replacements and (b) cataract treatment at (i) each hospital where this operation is provided and (ii) in Scotland indicating the equivalent waiting times for the two preceding years. [37495]
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 19 July 1996]The information requested is in the table:
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Total hip replacement Cataract operations Hospital of treatment Median wait (days) Median wait (days) 1993 1994 19951 1993 1994 19951 Raigmore Hospital 121 138 178 123 116 126 Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital — — — 73 27 5 Royal Alexandra Hospital 59 69 77 62 82 84 Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill — — — 39 50 21 Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh 12 14 17 191 105 94 Southern General Hospital 95 64 93 304 293 188 St. John's Hospital 78 24 7 345 9 26 Stirling Royal Infirmary 133 187 196 99 102 91 Stobhill Hospital 56 62 74 92 137 199 Stonehouse Hospital 106 101 120 129 138 146 Stracathro Hospital 51 50 76 — — — Victoria Hospital 117 124 98 79 — — Victoria Infirmary 99 153 141 — — — Western Isles Hospital 21 40 67 — — — Woodend General Hospital 66 71 63 — — — Scotland 88 103 99 90 86 88 1Provisional data. — No relevant operations performed.