§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the revenue generated from private patients at hospitals in the Doncaster area in 1988; and what were the comparable figures for each of the last 10 years, at 1989 prices.
§ Mr. FreemanThe available information is given in the table.
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Income from private patients: Doncaster health authority (at 1988–89 prices) £ 1978–79 17,141 1979–80 19,611 1980–81 27,382 1981–82 50,428 1982–83 53,757 1983–84 46,051 1984–85 52,258 1985–86 71,592 1986–87 79,595 1987–88 165,837 1 Latest available. Notes:
1. The figures have been expressed at 1988–89 prices by the use of the gross domestic product deflator.
2. The Doncaster health authority was established on 1 April 1982. The figures used for earlier years are derived from the annual accounts of the former Doncaster area health authority which was broadly comparable to the present district health authority.