§ Mr. Hicksasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the estimated current average weekly cost of supporting a maternity patient in a district general hospital, cottage or general practitioner hospital and nursing home; and what is the comparative cost for domiciliary care for maternity cases.
§ Dr. OwenWithin the range of treatment provided at district general hospitals, cottage hospitals and general practitioner hospitals and by the domiciliary services, the cost of dealing with specific illnesses or conditions is not separately identified, but in those hospitals classified as maternity hospitals—i.e., with 90 per cent. or more of their beds allocated to obstetrics—the average cost per in-patient week in the financial year ended 31st March 1975 was £160.05.