§ Mr. LetwinTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the current total number of man-months of patient waiting time on NHS waiting lists. [36606]
§ Mr. Milburn[holding answer 27 March 1998]: On 31 December 1997 1,262,000 patients were awaiting admission to National Health Service hospitals in England with an average waiting time of 4.6 months. This implies an estimated total of 5,802,000 months waited by patients.