Operations

Mr. Galbraith
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if, for 24 February, he will give the total number of operations postponed in Scottish hospitals, the number in each health board and the number in each specialty in each health board;(2) if he will give the total number of operations performed in Scottish hospitals on 24 February, the number in each health board and the number in each specialty in each health board.

Mr. Michael Forsyth
[holding answer 3 March 1988]: Health boards report that 792 operations were performed in Scottish hospitals on 24 February and that 818 were postponed because of industrial action on that day. (The latter figure differs from that given in reply to my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Perth and Kinross (Mr. Fairbairn) on 1 March because Argyll and Clyde health board's return erroneously included 80 operations which were in fact lost on other days; the remaining small difference is due to health boards revising their preliminary estimates.) Operations were postponed in seven out of the 15 health boards. Details are given in the tables.

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|General surgery     |
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|Orthopaedic         |
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|Ear, nose and throat|
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|Ophthalmology       |
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|Gynaecology         |
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|                    |
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|General surgery     |
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|Orthopaedic         |
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|Ear, nose and throat|
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|Ophthalmology       |
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|Urology             |
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|Gynaecology         |
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|Obstetric           |
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|                    |
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|General surgery     |
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|Orthopaedic         |
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|Ear, nose and throat|
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|Ophthalmology       |
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|Urology             |
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|Plastic             |
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|Dental              |
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|Paediatric          |
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|Gynaecology         |
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|Endoscopy           |
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|Thoracic            |
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|Radiological studies|
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|                    |
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|General surgery     |
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|Orthopaedic         |
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|Ear, nose and throat|
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|Ophthalmology       |
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|Urology             |
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|Plastic/Oral        |
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|Dental              |
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|Gynaecology         |
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|Neurosurgery        |
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|Cardiac             |
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|Gastroenterology    |
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|Vascular            |
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|Endoscopy           |
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|Laser surgery       |
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|Thyroid             |
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|                    |
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|General surgery     |
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|Orthopaedic         |
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|Ear, nose and throat|
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|Ophthalmology       |
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|Urology             |
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|Gynaecology         |
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|Endoscopy           |
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|ECT                 |
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|                    |
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|General surgery     |
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|Orthopaedic         |
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|Ear, nose and throat|
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|Ophthalmology       |
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|Urology             |
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|Oral surgery        |
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|Plastic               |
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|Paediatrics           |
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|Gynaecology           |
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|Neurosurgery          |
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|Cardiothoracic        |
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|Cardiac               |
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|Endoscopy             |
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|Day bed               |
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|Main theatre          |
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|Burns                 |
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|Accident and emergency|
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|General surgery       |
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|Orthopaedic           |
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|Ear, nose and throat  |
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|Ophthalmology         |
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|Urology               |
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|Plastic               |
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|Dental                |
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|Gynaecology/Obstetrics|
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|Trauma                |
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|Neurosurgery          |
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|                      |
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|Emergency Surgery|
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|General surgery  |
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|Orthopaedic      |
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|ENT              |
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|Maternity        |
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|Emergency        |
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|                 |
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|General surgery  |
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|Orthopaedic      |
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|ENT              |
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|Ophthalmology    |
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|Urology          |
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|Oral surgery     |
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|Gynaecology      |
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|                 |
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|General surgery  |
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|Orthopaedic      |
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|ENT              |
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|Ophthalmology    |
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|Urology          |
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|Gynaecology      |
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|Endoscopy        |
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|Broncoscopy      |
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|Emergency        |
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|General surgery  |
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|Orthopaedic      |
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|Ophthalmology    |
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|Gynaecology      |
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|Endoscopy        |
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|Angiogram        |
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|Emergency      |
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|General surgery|
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|General surgery|
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