§ Mr. MooreTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were on(a) in-patient waiting lists and (b) out-patient waiting lists, by quarter in each of the last three years. [53258]
§ Mr. DewarThe number of patients on waiting lists for in-patient and day case treatment in NHS hospitals in Scotland at the end of each quarter for the last three years is given in the following table. Information on the number of patients waiting for out-patient appointments on a given date is not collected centrally.
Date In-patient and day care waiting list 30 June 1995 78,582 30 September 1995 80,482 31 December 1995 82,811 31 March 1996 82,640 30 June 1996 81,106 30 September 1996 79,843 31 December 1996 82,848 31 March 1997 84,649 30 June 1997 84,813 30 September 1997 84,981 31 December 1997 87,766 31 March 1998 89,525 Source:
ISD Scotland