§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the longest waiting time for any patient currently waiting for an orthopaedic operation at Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral. [50241]
§ Mr. MilburnWe are advised that, at present, the longest time that any patient has to wait for an orthopaedic operation at Wirral Hospital (comprising Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge hospitals) is twelve months from the date of being placed on the waiting list. This assumes that the patient is medically fit to undergo an operation.