§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cash limit placed on work by his Department at the RN Hospital Haslar in each of the last five years. [65783]
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§ Mr. Doug HendersonThe Defence Secondary Care Agency took over responsibility for Haslar in April 1996. Since then, the cash limits placed on the hospital's expenditure have been as follows:
- 1996–97: £41.345m
- 1997–98: £40.314m
- 1998–99: £48.999m.
These are at the price base appropriate to the respective year.
Details for FYs 1994–95 and 1995–96 are the responsibility of another part of my Department. They are unable to provide the information in the timescale. I have, therefore, asked the DSCA Chief Executive to write to you separately when the information becomes available.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a) doctors and (b) nurses have been employed and by which Government department at the RN Hospital, Haslar in each of the last five years. [65784]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonThe number of MOD civilian doctors and nurses employed at the Royal Hospital Haslar over the last five years are as follows:
Year Doctors Nurses 1997–98 24 57 1996–97 13 16 1995–96 8 3 1994–95 10 4 1993–94 5 5 Until the last year, robust manpower recording systems were not in place to ensure the provision of accurate information. The details above are, therefore, the best that can be provided from central computer records.
For military personnel, the information requested will take a little while longer to identify. I have, therefore, asked the CE DSCA to write to you separately when the information becomes available.
No other Government Department has provided doctors or nurses for work at the Hospital.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total cost for non-departmental work at the RN Hospital Haslar and how many operations were performed on non-MOD personnel in each of the last five years. [65781]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonSince the Defence Secondary Care Agency (DSCA) took over responsibility for the RH Haslar in April 1996 its total expenditure in each year since then has or is projected to be:
- 1996–97: £43.081m
- 1997–98: £41.287m
- 1998–99: £48.999m.
Figures for the financial years 1994–95 and 1995–96 are not held by the DSCA. These are being obtained and the Chief Executive of the DSCA will write to the hon. Member when this information is available.
734WIt is not possible accurately to divide this expenditure between the costs of treating Service personnel and NHS patients (including MOD civilians) admitted as inpatients or for day case surgery. However, these broadly divide between the number of patients treated, which were:
Year Service personnel NHS patients 1994–95 2,630 10,092 1995–96 3,524 10,592 1996–97 5,054 10,554 1997–98 5,174 11,335 1998–99 3,982 8,901 The available information does not differentiate between those patients admitted for surgical operations and for other treatments.