§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the expenditure per head in cash and standard prices, for each region and nationally, on(a) hospital and community health services, (b) general practitioner services, excluding prescriptions, (c) general dental services, gross and net of charges and (d) general practitioners prescribed prescriptions for each year since 1991–92 and 1992–93.
§ Dr. MawhinneyExpenditure on hospital and community health services, general practitioners' services, general dental services and general practitioner prescribed prescriptions in 1991–92 and 1992–93 will be placed in the Library.
Comparisons of per capita spend figures on hospital and community health services need to be treated with caution. First, not all the expenditure covered arises from population related activities. Secondly, crude populations do not reflect differences in age structure or relative health 373W care need. These differences feature in the formulae used to inform the main allocations made to regional health authorities.