§ Mr. NelsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will list the 10 lowest spending and the 10 highest spending health authorities on in-patient servies for acute and elderly patients; and what are the amounts so spent per resident in the areas.
§ Mr. NewtonI regret that comprehensive information on each health authority's in-patient expenditure specifically on acute or elderly patients is not collected centrally. However, from financial year 1987–88, the annual financial returns of health authorities will include a district-based analysis of hospital expenditure over a range of separate specialties.