HC Deb 06 July 1976 vol 914 cc538-42W
Mr. David Penhaligon

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services, if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the total expenditure in each regional health authority area in England and Wales, as well as centrally by his Department, for the years 1973–74 and 1974–75 and listing, in percentage terms, the breakdown of this expenditure into the following categories; hospitals, general practitioners, dentists, opticians, pharmacists, central administration and other services and community health services.

Dr. Owen,

pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 19th December 1975; Vol. 902, c. 841–2], circulated the following information:

NHS REVENUE AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURE 1974–75
Region Headquarters Administration Per cent. Hospital Services Per cent.
£ £
Northern … … 7,242,342 3.43 120,135,332 56.87
Yorkshire … … 7,771,214 3.27 138,192,703 58.13
Trent … … 9,704,110 3.49 147,433,225 53.05
East Anglian … … 4,828,598 4.17 63,227,487 54.58
North West Thames … … 10,448,871 3.54 178,243,829 60.43
North East Thames … … 11,278,281 3.71 193,810,885 63.67
South East Thames … … 11,585,418 4.06 172,757,417 60.44
South West Thames … … 9,098,717 3.89 141,027,911 60.36
Wessex … … 6,298,682 3.69 95,206,494 55.74
Oxford … … 5,560,780 3.71 77,806,643 51.86
South Western … … 8,482,247 3.97 116,092,383 54.36
West Midlands … … 11,299,268 3.46 182,083,140 55.70
Mersey … … 6,442,798 3.49 108,109,108 58.61
North-Western … … 10,511,064 3.77 158,758,704 56.87
Totals—Regions … … 120,552,390 3.67 1,892,885,261 57.60
Boards of Governors … … 1,065,017 2.18 42,211,370 86.48
Grand Totals … … 121,617,407 3.65 1,935,096,631 58.02

Region Community Health Services Per cent. General Medical Services Per cent.
£ £
Northern … … 12,825,933 6.07 14,511,329 6.87
Yorkshire … … 13,257,840 5.58 16,305,893 6.86
Trent … … 17,623,767 6.34 20,492,979 7.37
East Anglian … … 5,759,514 4.97 8,619,877 7.44
North West Thames … … 16,390,882 5.56 19,895,802 6.74
North East Thames … … 18,807,272 6.18 15,995,834 5.26
South East Thames … … 16,916,902 5.92 17,303,185 6.05
South West Thames … … 13,097,429 5.60 13,688,737 5.86
Wessex … … 11,068,510 6.48 12,524,338 7.33
Oxford … … 10,248,108 6.83 10,604,329 7.07
South Western … … 12,273,346 5.75 15,489,900 7.25
West Midlands … … 21,479,664 6.57 23,969,166 7.33
Mersey … … 10,316,521 5.59 11,666,269 6.33
North-Western … … 18,150,875 6.50 17,633,366 6.32
Totals—Regions … … 198,216,563 6.03 218,701,004 6.65
Boards of Governors … … — — — —
Grand Totals … … 198,216,563 5.94 218,701,004 6.56

Region Pharmaceutical Services Per cent. General Dental Services Per cent.
£ £
Northern … … 24,885,888 11.78 7,287,154 3.45
Yorkshire … … 27,002,182 11.36 9,665,435 4.07
Trent … … 30,855,030 11.10 11,093,481 3.99
East Anglian … … 13,134,847 11.34 4,668,793 4.03
North West Thames … … 26,384,878 8.95 15,343,899 5.20
North East Thames … … 22,564,061 7.41 10,453,013 3.43
South East Thames … … 25,698,081 8.99 12,025,146 4.21
South West Thames … … 19,977,323 8.55 10,764,141 4.61
Wessex … … 19,127,692 11.20 8,398,787 4.92
Oxford … … 14,178,842 9.45 7,031,876 4.69
South Western … … 23,919,455 11.20 10,562,854 4.95
West Midlands … … 34,567,734 10.58 13,559,018 4.15
Mersey … … 19,134,186 10.38 7,291,169 3.95
North-Western … … 32,209,109 11.54 10,891,679 3.90
Totals—Regions … … 333,639,308 10.15 139,036,445 4.23
Boards of Governors … … — — — —
Grand Totals … … 333,639,308 10.00 139,036,445 4.17

Region General Ophthalmic Services Per cent. Other Services(Revenue) Per cent.
£ £
Northern … … 1,653,799 0.78 6,557,706 3.10
Yorkshire … … 1,868,687 0.79 6,923,022 2.91
Trent … … 2,401,385 0.86 7,724,194 2.78
East Anglian … … 871,968 0.75 3,473,712 3.00
North West Thames … … 2,437,298 0.83 7,811,759 2.65
North East Thames … … 2,016,334 0.66 8,047,424 2.64
South East Thames … … 2,066,584 0.72 7,495,041 2.62
South West Thames … … 1,806,622 0.77 8,053,891 3.45
Wessex … … 1,485,415 0.87 4,484,852 2.62
Oxford … … 1,060,833 0.71 4,997,139 3.33
South Western … … 1,744,836 0.82 6,619,201 3.10
West Midlands … … 2,577,349 0.79 9,382,107 2.87
Mersey … … 1,154,488 0.63 5,482,564 2.97
North-Western … … 2,087,307 0.75 8,600,599 3.08
Totals—Regions … … 25,232,905 0.77 95,653,211 2.91
Boards of Governors … … — — 544,138 1.12
Grand Totals … … 25,232,905 0.76 96,197,349 2.88

Region Capital Per cent. All Expenditure Per cent.
£ £
Northern … … 16,152,252 7.65 211,251,735 100
Yorkshire … … 16,720,711 7.03 237,707,687 100
Trent … … 30,611,240 11.02 277,939,411 100
East Anglian … … 11,257,992 9.72 115,842,788 100
North West Thames … … 17,990,313 6.10 294,947,531 100
North East Thames … … 21,417,940 7.04 304,391,044 100
South East Thames … … 19,970,435 6.99 285,818,209 100
South West Thames … … 16,145,475 6.91 233,660,246 100
Wessex … … 12,208,889 7.15 170,803,659 100
Oxford … … 18,532,838 12.35 150,021,388 100
South Western … … 18,357,377 8.60 213,541,599 100
West Midlands … … 27,963,082 8.55 326,880,528 100
Mersey … … 14,852,459 8.05 184,449,562 100
North-Western … … 20,293,007 7.27 279,135,710 100
Totals—Regions … … 262,474,010 7.99 3,286,391,097 100
Boards of Governors … … 4,988,050 10.22 48,808,575 100
Grand Totals … … 267,462,060 8.02 3,335,199,672 100