§ Mr. Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what costs attributable to inpatients are shown by his monitoring of Huddersfield health authority; and what are the comparable average costs nationwide.
§ Mr. John PattenIn 1981.82 Huddersfield health authority's total expenditure on inpatients was £24 million, of which £9.352 million was at acute hospitals. The costs at these acute hospitals amounted to £552.02 per patient treated and £67.30 per patient day. The national averages by these measures were £629.24 and £74.96. In comparing local costs with national averages, it is important to take account of local specialty mix, case mix and any other local factors which influence local costs.