How many individuals were waiting to have a tonsillectomy at (a) Vale of Leven Hospital and (b) Royal Alexandra Hospital as at 31 August 20…

Answered Asked by Colin Campbell SNP Lodged 18 Sep 2001

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals were waiting to have a tonsillectomy at (a) Vale of Leven Hospital and (b) Royal Alexandra Hospital as at 31 August 2001.

The answer

Answered by Susan Deacon on 2 Oct 2001 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

Information on the number of patients waiting for in-patient and day case tonsillectomy treatment is not available centrally. Information on the number of patients waiting for in-patient and day case treatment is collected at specialty level only.On 30 June 2001, the numbers waiting for ENT inpatient or day case treatments of all kinds at the Vale of Leven Hospital and at the Royal Alexandra Hospital were 151 and 311 respectively.

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