§ Ms JowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the total number of gynaecological beds in hospitals in(a) Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham and (b) England in each of the last 10 years. [34065]
§ Mr. MaloneInformation is not collected centrally on hospital beds by clinical specialty. The available information, by broad ward classification, is contained in "Bed availability for England", copies of which are available in the Library.
§ Ms JowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the total number of(a) gynaecological out-patient clinics at hospitals, (b) women seen at each clinic and (c) women who went on to require day surgery or treatment as an in-patient in each of the last 10 years. [34066]
§ Mr. HoramInformation on the number of out-patients clinics is not available centrally. Information on the number of out-patients attendances by clinical specialty is contained in "Outpatients and ward attenders for England". Information on the number of day case and ordinary admissions by clinical speciality is contained in "Ordinary and day case admissions for England". Copies of both publications are available in the Library.
§ Ms JowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the average waiting time for an out-patient appointment and length of wait between initial appointment and surgery at each gynaecological clinic in England in the last 10 years. [34069]
§ Mr. HoramThe information is not available in the form requested.
147WCopies of "Waiting Times for First Out-patient appointments in England" are available in the Library. Information on the numbers waiting for in-patient admission for gynaecology is contained in "Hospital Waiting List Statistics: England", copies of which are also available in the Library.
§ Ms JowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the total number of doctors and consultants specialising in obstetrics and gynaecology in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years. [34070]
§ Mr. MaloneThe available information requested is shown in the table.
Hospital medical staff and consultants, obstetrics and gynaecology. All staff Consultants 1985 3,330 770 1986 3,350 790 1987 3,340 790 1988 3,510 800 1989 3,630 840 1990 3,670 860 1991 3,800 860 1992 3,790 880 1993 3,820 910 1994 3,940 950 England and Wales. Figures for 30 September in each year, rounded to the nearest ten.
§ Ms JowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many women attended accident and emergency departments with gynaecological problems and how many were admitted to hospital with acute gynaecological problems in each of the last 10 years. [34071]
§ Mr. HoramInformation is not available centrally on accident and emergency attendances by clinical speciality. The available information on accident and emergency attendances is contained in "Outpatients and ward attenders for England", copies of which are available in the Library. Information is collected centrally in the hospital episode system both for operations and diagnosis using specific codes. These include a large number of codes that might be described as "gynaecological". The available information is contained in "Hospital episodes statistics (Volume 1)", copies of which are available in the Library.