Ivan Yates
Ceist:84 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Health the up to date figures on the number of patients awaiting elective orthopaedic surgery nationally; and the way in which these figures compare to the demand for services in 1989.
Vol. 399 No. 1
84 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Health the up to date figures on the number of patients awaiting elective orthopaedic surgery nationally; and the way in which these figures compare to the demand for services in 1989.
The figures in respect of waiting lists for elective orthopaedic surgery as at 30 April 1990 together with the number of patients treated in 1989 are given below.
Waiting List |
Patients Treated |
(30/4/90) |
(1989) |
7,039 |
12,823 |