Waiting Lists (Hansard, 28 November 1996)

HC Deb 28 November 1996 vol 286 cc372-3W 372W

§ Mr. Robathan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the number of people waiting over one year for an operation in(a) 1989, (b) 1992 and (c) 1996. [6545]

§ Mr. Horam
It is not possible to say how many people were waiting over a year for operations. Information available centrally shows patients waiting for admission, whether this is for surgery, medical treatment, assessment, therapy or rehabilitation. Information on this basis is given in the table.
373W

Patients waiting more than a year for admission to hospital

Number

30 September 1989 218,116

30 September 1992 80,581

30 September 1996 ¹15,050

¹Provisional.

Patients waiting more than a year for admission to hospital
	Number
30 September 1989	218,116
30 September 1992	80,581
30 September 1996	¹15,050
¹Provisional.