asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the length of the current waiting list at Leighton Hospital for patients requiring appointments with consultants in the following specialities: (a) general medicine, (b) paediatrics, (c) geriatrics, (d) general surgery, (e) ear, nose and throat, (f) orthopaedics, (g) urology, (h) ophthalmology, (i) dental surgery, (j) gynaecology, (k) obstetrics, (l) special care baby unit, (m) mental illness, (n) general practitioner maternity and (o) intensive care unit.
The numbers awaiting appointments on 30th September 1977 were as follows:
| Speciality | |
| General Medicine | 70 |
| Paediatrics | 45 |
| Geriatrics | 7 |
| General Surgery | 687 |
| Ear, Nose and Throat | 492 |
| Orthopaedics | 306 |
| Urology | 85 |
| Ophthalmology | 110 |
| Dental Surgery | 88 |
| Gynaecology | 507 |
| Obstetrics | Nil |
| Special Care Baby Units | Nil |
| Mental Illness | 31 |
| Intensive Care Unit | Nil |
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the percentage utilisation of beds at Leighton Hospital in 1976; and what is the length of the current waiting period for beds in the following specialities: (a) general medicine, (b)paediatrics, (c) geriatrics, (d) general surgery, (e) ear, nose and throat, (f) orthopaedics, (g) ophthalmology, (h) urology, (i) dental surgery, (j) gynaecology, (k) obstetrics, (l) special care baby unit, (m) mental illness, (n) general practitioner maternity and (o) intensive care unit.
Following is the information:
| Percentage utilisation of beds in 1976 | Less than 1 month | 1–6 months | ||||||||||||
| Urgent | Non-urgent | Urgent | Non-urgent | 6 months–1 year | 1–2 years | Over2 years | Total | |||||||
| General Medicine | … | … | … | … | 72·03 | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | |
| Paediatrics | … | … | … | … | … | 53·95 | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| Geriatrics | … | … | … | … | … | 89·72 | None | 1 | None | None | None | None | None | 1 |
| General Surgery | … | … | … | … | 78·66 | 26 | 76 | 88 | 309 | 232 | 516 | 525 | 1,772 | |
| Ear, Nose and Throat | … | … | … | 42·81 | 1 | 47 | 9 | 155 | 81 | 65 | 22 | 380 | ||
| Orthopaedics | … | … | … | … | 66·33 | None | 50 | None | 52 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 121 | |
| Ophthalmology | … | … | … | … | 50·69 | None | 12 | None | 19 | None | 1 | None | 32 | |
| Urology | … | … | … | … | … | 70·55 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 63 | 148 | 104 | 96 | 444 |
| Dental Surgery | … | … | … | … | 41·18 | 13 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 30 | 46 | 21 | 183 | |
| Gynaecology | … | … | … | … | 52·05 | None | 78 | None | 215 | 137 | 78 | 61 | 569 | |
| Obstetrics | … | … | … | … | … | 60·94 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. |
| Special Care Baby Unit | … | … | … | 76·67 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | ||
| Mental Illness | … | … | … | … | 64·69 | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | |
| GP Maternity | … | … | … | … | 43·00 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | |
| Intensive Care Unit | … | … | … | * | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | ||
| N.A.—Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||
| * No separate figure collected. | ||||||||||||||
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the percentage occupancy of beds in 1976; and what is the length of the current waiting period for beds, together with the number of people on waiting lists, in the following hospitals and specialities: (a) Northwich Victoria Infirmary, (b) Tarporley War Memorial Hospital and (c) Barony Hospital, Nantwich, in
| Percentage Occupancy in 1976 | Number of people on waiting lists on 30th September 1977 | ||||||
| Geriatrics | Mental Illness | ||||||
| Northwich Victoria Infirmary | … | … | No beds allocated | No beds allocated | None | ||
| Tarporley War Memorial Hospital | … | No beds allocated | No beds allocated | None | |||
| Barony Hospital | … | … | … | … | 97·84 | 71·56 | None |
| Percentage Occupancy in 1976 | Number of people on waiting lists on 30th September 1977 | ||||||
| Geriatrics | GP Maternity | ||||||
| Arclid Hospital | … | … | … | … | 98·14 | No beds allocated | None |
| The Grange | … | … | … | … | 89·95 | No beds allocated | None |
| Davenham Hospital | … | … | … | 96·45 | 26·67 | None | |
| Percentage Occupancy in 1976 | Number of people on waiting lists on 30th September 1977 | ||||||
| Rehabilitation | Dental | Mental Handicap | |||||
| Oakmere Rehabilitation Centre | … | 36·18 | — | — | None | ||
| Cranage Hall Hospital | … | … | … | — | 100 | 93·39 | 22 (dental) |
| 37 (mental handicap) | |||||||
| Mary Dendy Hospital | … | … | … | — | — | 96·05 | 18 |
| Parklands Hospital | … | … | … | — | — | 83·00 | 1 |
| Wrenbury Hospital | … | … | … | — | — | 93·60 | None |
| Tabley Agricultural Hostel | … | … | — | — | 86·63 | None | |
| WAITING TIMES ON 30TH SEPTEMBER 1977 | |||||||
| Number of people waiting for: | |||||||
| Less than 1 month | 1–6 months | ||||||
| Urgent | Non-urgent | Urgent | Non-urgent | 6 months–1 year | 1–2 years | Over 2 years | |
| Cranage Hall: | |||||||
| dental | — | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| mental handicap | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 27 |
| Mary Dendy | — | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Parklands | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many outpatients attended Leighton Hospital in 1976.
Information in the form requested is not available, but there were 76,162 outpatient attendances in 1976 of which 16,499 were by new patients.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services to what extent the hospitals in Cheshire are affected by staff shortages.
geriatrics and in mental illness, ( d) Arclid Hospital, ( e) the Grange, Weaverham, and ( f) Davenham Hospital, in geriatrics and in general practitioner maternity, ( g) Oakmere Rehabilitation Centre, ( h) Cranage Hall Hospital, ( i) Mary Dendy Hospital, ( j) Parklands Hospital, ( k) Wrenbury Hostel and ( l) Tabley Agricultural Hostel.
Following are the figures:
The only significant shortfalls against funded establishments are for occupational therapists and physiotherapists—both of them professions in which there is a national shortage. There are 29 vacancies for occupational therapists against an establishment of 72 (whole-time equivalent) and 21 vacancies for physiotherapists against an establishment of 116.