HC Deb 27 April 1977 vol 930 cc335-7W
Mr. Mates

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total revenue expenditure on services for the mentally ill in the Wessex Regional Health Authority for 1975–76 and for each area health authority within that region.

Mr. Moyle

It is not possible from the accounts of NHS authorities to identify expenditure on the treatment of patients suffering from specified diseases or conditions, except where treatment is given in hospitals in which the beds are provided exclusively or predominantly for the use of a single speciality. Services for the mentally ill are provided not only in such special purpose hospitals but frequently in acute and other hospitals, and also as part of the Community Health Services. I regret, therefore, that the information is not available in the form requested.

Expenditure in 1975–76 of area health authorities within the Wessex Regional Health Authority on hospitals specifically designated as psychiatric (mental illness) was as follows:

Area Health Authority £
Dorset 3,109,812
Hampshire (Teaching) 9,518,866
Isle of Wight 1,081,110
Wiltshire 4,865,430
Total for Region 18,575,218

Mrs. Knight

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total revenue expenditure in 1975–76 on services for the mentally ill for the West Midlands Regional Health Authority and for each area health authority within that region.

Mr. Moyle

It is not possible from the accounts of NHS authorities to identify expenditure on the treatment of patients suffering from specified diseases or conditions, except where treatment is given in hospitals in which the beds are provided exclusively or predominantly for the use of a single specialty. Services for the mentally ill are provided not only in such special purpose hospitals but frequently in acute and other hospitals, and also as part of the community health services. I regret, therefore, that the information is not available in the form requested.

Expenditure in 1975–76 of area health authorities within the West Midlands Regional Health Authority on hospitals specifically designated as psychiatric (mental illness) was as follows:

Area Health Authority £
Hereford and Worcester 6,012,487
Salop 2,076,263
Staffordshire 4,869,494
Warwickshire 2,804,226
Birmingham (Teaching) 9,744,791
Coventry 996,613
Dudley nil
Sandwell nil
Solihull 2,141,198
Walsall nil
Wolverhampton nil
Total for Region 28,645,072

Mrs. Chalker

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total revenue expenditure for 1975–76 on services for the mentally ill in the Mersey Regional Health Authority and for each area health authority within that region.

Mr. Moyle

It is not possible from the accounts of NHS authorities to identify expenditure on the treatment of patients suffering from specified diseases or conditions, except where treatment is given in hospitals in which the beds are provided exclusively or predominantly for the use of a single specialty. Services for the mentally ill are provided not only in such special purpose hospitals but frequently in acute and other hospitals, and also as part of the community health services. I regret, therefore, that the information is not available in the form requested.

Expenditure in 1975–76 of area health authorities within the Mersey Regional Health Authority on hospitals specifically designated as psychiatric (mental illness) was as follows:

Area Health Authority £
Cheshire 13,094,517
Liverpool (Teaching) 5,705,877
St. Helens and Knowsley Nil
Sefton Nil
Wirral Nil
Total for Region 18,800,394

Mr. Charles Irving

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total revenue expenditure on services for the mentally ill in 1975–76 for the South-Western Regional Health Authority and for each area health authority within that region.

Mr. Moyle

It is not possible from the accounts of NHS authorities to identify expenditure on the treatment of patients suffering from specified diseases or conditions, except where treatment is given in hospitals in which the beds are provided exclusively or predominantly for the use of a single specialty. Services for the mentally ill are provided not only in such special purpose hospitals but frequently in acute and other hospitals, and also as part of the community health services. I regret, therefore that the information is not available in the form requested.

Expenditure in 1975–76 of area health authorities within the South-Western Regional Health Authority on hospitals designated (mental illness) was as follows:

Area Health Authority £
Avon (Teaching) 4,132,101
Cornwall 3,138,165
Devon 7,029,772
Gloucester 2,932,625
Somerset 4,234,792
Total for Region 21,467,455