HC Deb 04 March 1997 vol 291 cc569-70W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the current number of patients on waiting lists for each of the hospitals in Cheshire. [18646]

Mr. Horam

Information on the numbers of patients waiting for admission to each of the trusts in Cheshire is given in the table.

Provisional number of patients on waiting lists on 31 December 1996
Number
Warrington Hospital National Health Service Trust 5,979
Halton General Hospital NHS Trust 1,857
West Cheshire NHS Trust 105
East Cheshire NHS Trust 1,528
Mid-Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust 6,577
Countess of Chester Hospital Trust 6,425

Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the current average waiting times for operations for each of the hospitals in Cheshire. [18645]

Mr. Horam

Information in the form requested is not available centrally.