§ 20. Mr. Maurice Macmillanasked the Minister of Health how many health services patients are on the average accommodated at any given moment in establishments other than those under the direct control of the hospital authorities; and how much more or less it costs for each patient than if the patient concerned were accommodated in an establishment under the direct control of the authority concerned.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonAbout 4,960 hospital patients, most of whom are in chronic sick, mental subnormality or convalescence beds. In reply to the last part of the Question I will, with permission, circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table of comparative figures.
§ Following is the information:
| COMPARATIVE AVERAGE COST PER PATIENT/WEEK | ||||||
| "Contractual" beds | National Health Service hospitals* | |||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Chronic Sick | 12 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 5 |
| Mental subnormality | 6 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 8 |
| Convalescence | 10 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 2 |
| * Average for year ended 31st March, 1966. |