HC Deb 29 June 1988 vol 136 cc265-6W
Ms. Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what was the total number of(a) surgical patients other than termination of pregnancy, (b) elective patients, (c) emergency patients, and (d) urgent patients treated in the private acute sector in 1986–87;

(2) what was the number of deaths and discharges in the private acute sector in 1986–87;

(3) what was the total number of(a) operations, and (b) day cases treated in the private sector in 1986–87;

(4) what proportion of patients in the private acute sector were discharged to National Health Service hospitals in 1986–87;

(5) what was the total number of (a) obstetric and gynaecological patients other than termination of pregnancy, (b) elective obstetric and gynaecological patients other than termination of pregnancy, (c) emergency obstetric and gynaecological patients other than termination of pregnancy, and (d) urgent obstetric and gynaecological patients other than termination of pregnancy treated in the private acute sector in 1986–87;

(6) what was the average length of stay for non-day cases for patients treated in the private acute sector in 1986–87;

(7) what percentage of costs was attributable to administration in the private acute sector in 1986–87;

(8) what was the average bed occupancy in the private acute sector in 1986–87;

(9) what was the total number of (a) patients, (b) in-patients and (c) out-patients treated in the private acute sector in 1986–87;

(10) what was the total number of (a) medical patients, (b) elective medical patients, (c) emergency medical patients and (d) urgent medical patients treated in the private acute sector in 1986–87.

Mrs. Currie

I regret that this information is not collected centrally.

Ms. Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many patients in the private acute sector were treated on contract to district health authorities in 1986–87.

Mrs. Currie

I assume the question relates to the number of private patients in National Health Service hospitals. I cannot give the hon. Member precisely the information requested. In 1986, the latest year for which information is held currently, a total of 63,893 private in-patient cases and 28,225 day cases were treated in National Health Service hospitals. There were also 253,499 private out-patient attendances and 2,067 regular day patient attendances.