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Mrs. Renée Short
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the total number of patients awaiting treatment in (a) Wolverhampton and (b) the West
| Number of Patients on In-Patient waiting list at 31 March 1981 West Midlands Region | |||||
| Specialty | Urgent | Non-urgent | Total of all cases | ||
| All cases | Cases on list for more than one month | All cases | Cases on list for more than one year | ||
| General Medicine | 34 | — | 157 | 9 | 191 |
| Paediatrics | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chest Diseases | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dermatology | — | — | 90 | 10 | 90 |
| Neurology | 30 | 14 | 285 | 4 | 315 |
| Cardiology | 40 | 20 | 297 | 99 | 337 |
| Rehabilitation | — | — | — | — | — |
| Genito Urinary Medicine | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rheumatology | 3 | 1 | 205 | 10 | 208 |
| Geriatrics | 113 | 57 | 714 | 176 | 827 |
| Younger Disabled | — | — | 18 | 11 | 18 |
| General Surgery | 964 | 621 | 20,952 | 8,303 | 21,916 |
| ENT | 241 | 174 | 11,943 | 4,932 | 12,184 |
| Trau and Orth | 779 | 685 | 14,679 | 7,268 | 15,458 |
| Ophthalmology | 401 | 360 | 5,636 | 1,989 | 6,037 |
| Radiotherapy | 55 | — | 52 | — | 107 |
| Urology | 340 | 221 | 1,929 | 526 | 2,269 |
| Plastic Surgery | 98 | 48 | 4,041 | 2,035 | 4,139 |
| Thoracic Surgery | 151 | 99 | 395 | 124 | 546 |
| Dental Surgery | 108 | 67 | 2,996 | 747 | 2,704 |
| Orthodontics | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neurosurgery | 14 | 6 | 502 | 118 | 516 |
| Gynaecology | 79 | 28 | 10,566 | 2,718 | 10,645 |
| Psych Children | 3 | — | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Mental Handicap | 22 | 22 | 42 | 39 | 64 |
| Mental Illness | 29 | 12 | 205 | 92 | 234 |
| Adolescent Psych | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| GP Other | 8 | — | 1,043 | 289 | 1,051 |
| GP Dental | — | — | — | — | — |
| OSU | 166 | 129 | 112 | 11 | 278 |
| Totals | 3,678 | 2,564 | 76,470 | 29,513 | 80,148 |
| Wolverhampton | |||||
| Specialty | Urgent | Non-urgent | Total of all cases | ||
| All cases | Cases on list for more than one month | All cases | Cases on list for more than one year | ||
| General Medicine | — | — | 11 | — | 11 |
| Paediatrics | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chest Diseases | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dermatology | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neurology | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Cardiology | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rehabilitation | — | — | — | — | — |
| Genito Urinary Medicine | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rheumatology | — | — | — | — | — |
| Geriatrics | 1 | — | 11 | — | 12 |
| Younger Disabled | — | — | — | — | — |
| General Surgery | 3 | 1 | 1,316 | 326 | 1,319 |
| ENT | — | — | 147 | 3 | 147 |
| Trau and Orth | 9 | 6 | 678 | 170 | 687 |
| Ophthalmology | 107 | 80 | 755 | 328 | 862 |
| Radiotherapy | — | — | 8 | — | 8 |
| Urology | — | — | 300 | 42 | 300 |
| Plastic Surgery | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thoracic Surgery | — | — | 5 | — | 5 |
| Dental Surgery | — | — | 103 | — | 103 |
| Orthodontics | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neurosurgery | — | — | — | — | — |
Midlands; and if he will give the number waiting for more than (i) one, (ii) two, (iii) three, (iv) six and (v) 12 months, broken down between the various specialties.
Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg
Information in the form requested is not held centrally but those figures that are available are as follows:
Specialty
| Urgent
| Non-urgent
| Total of all cases
| ||
All cases
| Cases on list for more than one month
| All cases
| Cases on list for more than one year
| ||
| Gynaecology | 9 | 1 | 562 | 3 | 571 |
| Psych Children | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mental Handicap | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mental Illness | 7 | 6 | 42 | 23 | 49 |
| Adolescent Psych | — | — | — | — | |
| GP Other | — | — | — | — | |
| GP Dental | — | — | — | — | — |
| OSU | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 139 | 94 | 3,938 | 895 | 4,077 |