§ 12. Mr. Ian BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on national health service waiting lists in Dorset in relation to those in the rest of England. [620]
§ Mr. HoramI am pleased to say that the national health service in Dorset has continued to maintain an excellent position on hospital waiting times. The latest figures show that only 1 per cent. of Dorset health authority residents on a waiting list are waiting longer than six months, the lowest proportion for any health authority in England. No Dorset resident was waiting more than 12 months for treatment.