HC Deb 16 June 1989 vol 154 cc554-5W
Mr. Redmond

To 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. Freeman

The available information is given in the table.

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.