§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the average total cost per patient per week of providing in-patient care to residents of long-stay mental handicap hospitals in England.
§ Mr. YeoInformation in the precise form requested is not available centrally. Specialty cost returns submitted to the Department by health authorities and national health service trusts for 1991–92 indicate the average cost per patient week for the mental handicap specialty was £665. This figure, which is provisional, is inclusive of treatment, accommodation and overhead costs.