§ 75. Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Health the cost per week per patient including all items of treatment and accommodation in the State hospitals.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodDetails of the cost per week of treating and maintaining a patient for every National Health Service hospital, classified according to type, with regional and national averages for each type, are given in the Annual Hospital Costing Returns, which explain the basis upon which the figures have been compiled. National averages for the main types of hospitals for the year ended 31st March, 1952, are shown in the following table and represent the average net cost after adjustment for outpatient attendances.
1. Hospitals administered by hospital management Committees. Wholly general:— £ s. d. 1–50 beds 12 14 9 51–100 beds 14 7 2 101–300 beds 14 13 3 301–900 beds 14 11 7 Over 900 beds 10 9 10 All hospitals 14 5 11 Mainly general 12 10 10 Mainly chronic 7 5 1 Chronic 6 0 0 Convalescent 6 12 11 Isolation 17 0 1 Maternity 16 19 2 Mental 4 1 1 Mental deficiency 3 17 1 Orthopaedic 10 15 3 Tuberculosis 9 6 7 Tuberculosis and isolation 13 3 8 2. Hospitals administered by boards of governors of teaching hospitals. Wholly general:— London 23 13 8 Provinces 17 15 8