HC Deb 16 March 1995 vol 256 cc700-1W
Mrs. Beckett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were admitted to NHS trust hospitals directly from(a) private hospitals and (b) private beds in NHS hospitals.

Mr. Sackville

This information is not available centrally.

Mrs. Beckett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many finished consultant episodes there were on private patients in NHS facilities in each of the last four years(a) in total, (b) by region and (c) by district health authority.

Mr. Sackville

The information requested in total and by region is published in "Hospital Episodes Statistics, Volume 1"; copies for the four latest years of published data to 1992–93 are available in the Library. The corresponding information by district health authority is not available centrally.

Mr. Alex Carlile

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the income from private patient activity in each NHS trust and directly managed unit for the last year for which figures are available.

Mr. Sackville

I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave the right hon. Member for Derby, South (Mrs. Beckett) on 13 January, columns267–68.

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