HC Deb 22 January 1953 vol 510 cc43-4W
10. Mr. P. Roberts

asked the Minister of Health how much money has been granted to the Sheffield teaching hospitals, per bed, for the years 1950, 1951 and 1952, respectively, compared with similar grants, per bed, to the teaching hospitals in London.

Mr. Iain Macleod

The following table shows the figures of expenditure per bed for each of the financial years 1950–51 and 1951–2 and of grant per bed, based on the approved revised estimates, for 1952–53:

Year London Undergraduate Teaching Hospitals United Sheffield Hospitals
1950–51 Expenditure per bed
£ £
Capital 102 58
Revenue 1,404 1,000
Total 1,506 1,058
1951–52 Expenditure per bed
£ £
Capital 70 85
Revenue 1,434 998
Total 1,504 1,083
1952…53 Grant per bed
£ £
Capital 58 108
Revenue 1,598 1,110
Total 1,656 1,218