§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the yearly cost of a psychiatric bed in the national health service for each of the last five years. [14820]
§ Mr. BowisThe information is as follows:
Average yearly cost per patient for Psychiatric specialities 1991–92 £ 1992–93 £ 1993–94 £ Directly managed units and national health service trusts—England 37,755.60 41,960.40 43,924.10 Source:
Annual financial returns of regional, district and special health authorities for the London postgraduate hospitals and NHS trusts.
Notes:
1. Figures for 1993–94 are provisional.
2. Figures prior to 1991–92 are not comparable with later years because there were changes in accounting practice and included only direct costs whereas figures from 1991–92 include overheads and capital charges.
1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 Non-attenders 5,068,256 5,105,459 5,188,838 Total appointments 42,009,254 42,632,497 43,421,464 Proportion of patients who did not attend 12.1 per cent. 12.0 per cent. 11.9 per cent. Notes:
1. Includes patients referred by a general practitioner or another consultant.
2. Excludes patients who gave advance warning of their non-attendance.
Source:
Outpatient and Ward Attenders, England, published annually.