§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the charges per week made to patients occupying pay beds in National Health Service hospitals for each of the last four financial years.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellHospitals are grouped for this purpose according to functional classification, and the charges 199W vary widely depending on the classification of the hospital and on other factors. For a single room for a patient who had made his own arrangements for private medical treatment, the charges in 1969–70 ranged from £16.10 to £67.20, and in 1972–73 from £24.85 to £115.85; if maternity hospitals are excluded, the higher figure was £63.70 and £95.55 respectively. I am writing to the hon. Member giving him the detailed information he has requested.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the cost per patient week in acute beds in National Health Service hospitals in Scotland in each of the last four financial years.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellFigures for 1972–73 are not yet available. Those for the previous four years are as follows:
£ 1968–69 … … … … 49.65 1969–70 … … … … 54.93 1970–71 … … … … 65.34 1971–72 … … … … 76.42