§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many private Section 5 beds there are in Hull Royal Infirmary Hospital and the Sutton Infirmary Hospital; and what is the rate of acceptance of them.
§ Mr. AlisonThe figures are as follows:
Number of pay beds Average daily occupancy by paying patients for the 6 months ending 30th June, 1971 Hull Royal Infirmary 3 1.8 (60 per cent.) Hull Royal Infirmary (Sutton) 2 0.9 (45 per cent.)
§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what facilities are available for private patients to receive out-patient treatment in Hull Royal Infirmary Hospital and Sutton Infirmary Hospital.
§ Mr. AlisonNone.
§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the cost to private fee-paying patients in the Hull Royal Infirmary Hospital of a private Section 5 bed.
§ Mr. AlisonThe hospital charge to private patients who have made their own arrangements for medical treatment is £10.10 per day for a single room and £9.20 per day for other accommodation.
§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the 278W total income received by Hull Royal Infirmary Hospital and Sutton Infirmary Hospital for services provided for private fee-paying patients in the last five financial years.
§ Mr. AlisonThe figures are as follows:
£ 1966–67 3,346 1967–68 3,776 1968–69 6,215 1969–70 9,095 1970–71 9,860
§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many whole-time and part-time consultants are employed by the Hull Royal Infirmary Hospital and the Sutton Infirmary Hospital.
§ Mr. AlisonTwenty-four whole-time and 43 part-time consultants attend Hull Royal Infirmary, and 11 whole-time and 17 part-time consultants attend the Sutton Branch.
§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the waiting time for operations in the specialty of gynaecology for Health Service patients and private fee-paying patients in the Hull Royal Infirmary Hospital.
§ Mr. AlisonGynaecological operations are not performed at Hull Royal Infirmary but at Hull Royal Infirmary (Sutton). Emergency cases, whether paying or non-paying, are admitted immediately. Waiting time for other cases varies according to the degree of urgency. For some non-urgent cases it may be up to two years. There are no records of waiting time for private patients.