§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money has been spent at community hospitals on providing intermediate care for rural areas in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [32432]
113W
§ Mr. MilburnFinancial information is collected on the basis of National Health Service trusts and cannot be disaggregated between hospitals or types of hospital. However, information about expenditure on community health services by rural health authorities in England is set out in the table.
Expenditure on community health services by rural health authorities in England–1996/97 £000 Health authority Expenditure North Cumbria 19,517 North Yorkshire 23,983 Leicestershire 27,868 Lincolnshire 29,160 North Derbyshire 20,487 North Nottinghamshire 8,430 South Derbyshire 21,231 East Norfolk 12,942 North West Anglia 15,916 Northamptonshire 16,085 Suffolk 28,205 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 15,098 North and East Devon 11,796 Somerset 17,673 Dudley 12,476 Herefordshire 8,178 Shropshire 18,233 South Staffordshire 19,538 Warwickshire 24,603 Worcestershire 14,724 South Cheshire 25,891 South Lancashire 14,331 Total 406,365 Source:
Audited Health Authority final accounts—1996–97 (Table HAA04A).