HC Deb 15 July 1996 vol 281 cc421-2W
16. Mr. Dafis

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the effect of capital charging on smaller district general hospitals and their associated NHS trusts. [35561]

Mr. Gwilym Jones

Trusts include capital charges as an element of their contract prices. In the allocation process, health authorities and GPs are funded to meet these contract prices. The size of the hospital should not affect this process.

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