asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average waiting time, in each of the regions, for a first appointment with (a) a general surgeon and (b) an ear, nose and throat surgeon.
I am sorry I cannot give the right hon. Member the information he seeks. Statistical information on cases awaiting out-patient consultation is not collected centrally.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give, for each region, the waiting lists for (a) general surgery and (b) ear, nose and throat surgery; if he will express the figures as numbers per hundred thousand of the population; and if he will give the percentage increase since 1979 and since 1983 respectively.
The information requested is given in the tables.
Change between
| |||||||
Regional health authorities
| 1979
| 1983
| 1986
| 1979–86
| Percentage
| 1983–86
| Percentage
|
| Mersey | 11,961 | 10,624 | 7,789 | -4,172 | -34·9 | -2,835 | -26·7 |
| North Western | 16,295 | 13,898 | 10,718 | -5,577 | -34·2 | -3,180 | -22·9 |
| SHA's1 | 214 | 510 | 578 | 364 | 170·1 | 68 | 13·3 |
| England | 176,338 | 159,023 | 142,340 | -33,998 | -19·3 | -16,683 | -10·5 |
Cases on in-patient waiting list for admission to NHS hospitals for ear, nose and throat surgery at 30 September
| |||||||
Change between
| |||||||
Regional health authorities
| 1979
| 1983
| 1986
| 1979–86
| Percentage
| 1983–86
| Percentage
|
| Northern | 5,960 | 8,036 | 4,068 | -1,892 | -31·7 | -3,968 | -49·4 |
| Yorkshire | 8,795 | 9,453 | 8,569 | -226 | -2·6 | -884 | -9·4 |
| Trent | 8,372 | 8,506 | 8,873 | 501 | 6·0 | 367 | 4·3 |
| East Anglia | 3,561 | 4,905 | 3,655 | 94 | 2·6 | -1,250 | -25·5 |
| North West Thames1 | 6,435 | 6,006 | 7,811 | 1,376 | 21·4 | 1,805 | 30·1 |
| North East Thames1 | 9,520 | 10,425 | 13,883 | 4,363 | 45·8 | 3,458 | 33·2 |
| South East Thames1 | 5,811 | 5,671 | 8,532 | 2,721 | 46·8 | 2,861 | 50·4 |
| South West Thames1 | 4,647 | 6,002 | 4,603 | -44 | -0·9 | -1,399 | -23·3 |
| Wessex | 8,486 | 7,231 | 5,451 | -3,035 | -35·8 | -1,780 | -24·6 |
| Oxford | 5,468 | 4,651 | 4,434 | -1,034 | -18·9 | -217 | -4·7 |
| South Western | 4,861 | 5,781 | 5,004 | 143 | 2·9 | -777 | -13·4 |
| West Midlands | 13,821 | 13,899 | 15,107 | 1,286 | 9·3 | 1,208 | 8·7 |
| Mersey | 5,727 | 5,268 | 3,354 | -2,373 | -41·4 | -1,914 | -36·3 |
| North Western | 11,919 | 10,332 | 10,364 | -1,555 | -13·0 | 32 | 0·3 |
| SHA's1 | 1,677 | 956 | 777 | -900 | -53·7 | -179 | -18·7 |
| England | 105,060 | 107,122 | 104,485 | -575 | -0·5 | -2,637 | -2·5 |
Cases on in-patient waiting list for admission to NHS hospitals for General Surgery expressed as a rate per 100,000 population
| |||||
Change between
| |||||
Regional Health Authorities
| 1979
| 1983
| 1986
| 1979–86
| 1983–86
|
Number of Cases per 100,000 population
| Number of Cases per 100,000 population
| Number of Cases per 100,000 population (Mid-1985)
| Per cent.
| Per cent.
| |
| Northern | 343·1 | 319·5 | 292·8 | -14·7 | -8·4 |
| Yorkshire | 298·4 | 289·3 | 272·6 | -8·6 | -5·7 |
| Trent | 380·1 | 332·4 | 355·1 | -6·6 | 6·9 |
| East Anglian | 420·6 | 311·2 | 176·9 | -57·9 | -43·2 |
| North West Thames1 | 319·5 | 277·6 | 337·7 | 5·7 | 21·7 |
| North East Thames1 | 351·1 | 319·8 | 446·6 | 27·2 | 39·7 |
| South East Thames1 | 354·9 | 326·8 | 433·4 | 22·1 | 32·6 |
| South West Thames1 | 317·8 | 278·8 | 228·4 | -28·1 | -18·1 |
| Wessex | 322·5 | 352·7 | 304·9 | -5·5 | -13·6 |
| Oxford | 417·8 | 377·3 | 238·9 | -42·8 | -36·7 |
| South Western | 415·8 | 335·9 | 327·3 | -21·3 | -2·6 |
| West Midlands | 458·5 | 418·2 | 579·8 | 26·5 | 38·6 |
| Mersey | 484·0 | 436·5 | 252·4 | -47·9 | -42·2 |
| North Western | 401·8 | 347·0 | 347·3 | -13·6 | 0·1 |
| England | 377·6 | 339·5 | 302·1 | -20·0 | -11·0 |
Cases on in-patient waiting list for admission to NHS hospitals for Ear, Nose and Throat expressed as a rate per 100,000 population
| |||||
Change between
| |||||
Regional Health Authorities
| 1979
| 1983
| 1986
| 1979–86
| 1983–86
|
Number of Cases per 100,000 population
| Number of Cases per 100,000 population
| Number of Cases per 100,000 population
| Per cent.
| Per cent.
| |
| Northern | 190·4 | 259·2 | 131·8 | -30·8 | -49·1 |
| Yorkshire | 243·9 | 262·7 | 238·1 | -2·4 | -9·4 |
| Trent | 182·8 | 184·8 | 191·9 | 5·0 | 3·8 |
| East Anglian | 191·0 | 254·8 | 186·0 | -2·6 | -27·0 |
| North West Thames1 | 186·2 | 173·8 | 224·3 | 20·5 | 29·1 |
| North East Thames1 | 253·1 | 279·1 | 370·1 | 46·2 | 32·6 |
| South East Thames1 | 162·3 | 158·2 | 236·9 | 45·9 | 49·8 |
| South West Thames1 | 158·0 | 203·6 | 155·4 | -1·6 | -23·7 |
Change between
| |||||
Regional Health Authorities
| 1979
| 1983
| 1986
| 1979–86
| 1983–86
|
Number of Cases per 100,000 population
| Number of Cases per 100,000 population
| Number of Cases per 100,000 population
| Per cent.
| Per cent.
| |
| Wessex | 310·9 | 258·1 | 191·0 | -38·6 | -26·0 |
| Oxford | 238·2 | 195·8 | 181·9 | -23·6 | -7·1 |
| South Western | 159·4 | 186·4 | 158·8 | -0·4 | -14·8 |
| West Midlands | 266·9 | 268·5 | 291·5 | 9·2 | 8·6 |
| Mersey | 231·8 | 216·4 | 138·4 | -40·3 | -36·1 |
| North Western | 293·9 | 258·0 | 259·6 | -11·7 | 0·6 |
| England | 221·4 | 226·6 | 220·1 | -0·6 | -2·9 |
1 Because of National Health Service restructuring in 1982 figures are not strictly comparable over the whole period. | |||||