§ Mr. PatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the number of private patients using pay beds in the Trent regional health authority; and what was the corresponding figure for each year since 1980.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe information requested is given in the table.
Private patients treated in NHS hospitals in Trent Regional health authority. Year Numbers of patients1 using pay beds 1980 5,065 1981 4,584 1982 3,834 1983 3,976 1984 2,979 1985 2,837 1986 3,012 21987–88 3,503 1 Discharges and deaths recorded on form SBH211 for 1980–86. 2 Finished consultant episodes recorded on form KP21 for 1987–88.