HC Deb 18 February 1992 vol 204 cc115-6W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the latest estimate for the average weekly cost per patient of geriatric in-patient care.

Mr. Dorrell

Financial returns submitted to the Department by district health authorities in England for 1990–91 indicate the average treatment cost per geriatric in-patient to be £53 per day. This figure excludes the cost of support services and accommodation, and is provisional at this stage.