HC Deb 13 November 1952 vol 507 cc88-9W
117. Mr. Russell

asked the Minister of Health why patients who use a private ward in a State hospital are not credited with the amount their treatment would have cost if it had been given in a public ward.

Mr. Iain Macleod

Because the statute requires that charges for pay beds must be designed to cover the whole cost of the accommodation and services provided for the patient.

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