§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list(a) by health authority or trust and (b) nationally the average waiting time for a tonsillectomy after referral to a consultant. [50079]
§ Mr. MilburnInformation is available only at specialty level for waiting times for an outpatient appointment to see a consultant following referral by a general practitioner. The latest information for surgical waiting times, following a decision by a consultant to admit for excision of tonsil, is available inHospital Episode Statistics Volume 2 Finished consultant episodes: waiting time for elective admissions by diagnosis and operation; England: Financial year 1995–96, copies of which are available in the Library.