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Mr. Doran
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the waiting list for operations in National Health Service hospitals as at June 1979 and June 1987 in each of the following constituencies: (a) Amber Valley, (b) Mid Worcestershire, (c) West Lancashire, (d) Staffordshire Moorlands, (e) Hendon South, (f) Darlington and (g) Fylde.
| Number of cases on in-patient waiting list—Surgical specialties | |||||
| 1979 | 1987 | ||||
| District Health Authority Constituency | March | September | March | September1 | |
| South Derbyshire | Amber Valley | 5,424 | 4,422 | 4,937 | 4,751 |
| Worcester | Mid Worcestershire | 2,000 | 2,378 | 3,457 | 3,320 |
| West Lancashire | West Lancashire | 2,509 | 2,335 | 2,447 | 2,142 |
| North Staffordshire | Staffordshire Moorlands | 10,295 | 10,303 | 8,883 | 8,633 |
| Barnet | Hendon South | 3,922 | 3,395 | 3,418 | 2,608 |
| Darlington | Darlington | 2,651 | 1,797 | 2,397 | 2,874 |
| Blackpool, Wyre, Fylde | Fylde | 4,635 | 4,278 | 4,327 | 3,686 |
| 1 On a comparable basis with figures prior to September 1987. | |||||
Department's review of prescribing publications funded partly or wholly by his Department; and when he expects to announce the result of this review.
Mr. Newton
We are discussing the review with interested organisations and expect to complete it early next year.