§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary ot State for Social Services (1) what is the average length of time a patient waits for a private bed in the Birmingham Regional Hospital Board;
(2) what is the average length of time a patient waits for a National Health Service bed in the Birmingham Regional Hospital Board.
§ Dr. OwenWaiting times vary according to specialty; urgent cases are admitted without delay. The latest available information on the average time waited by National Health Service patients admitted from the waiting list is 15.9 weeks (Hospital Activity Analysis for 1972). Comparable information is not available for private patients.
§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary ot State for Social Services what is the occupancy rate of private beds in the Birmingham Regional Hospital Board.
§ Dr. OwenIn the year ended 31st December 1972 the occupancy of private beds by paying patients in Birmingham Regional Hospital Board hospitals was 43 per cent.
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§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average charge per week to private patients for a bed in the Birmingham Regional Hospital Board.
Weekly charge for private resident patients who have not made arrangements under section 1(2) for private treatment Weekly charge for private resident patients who have made arrangements under section 1(2) for private treatment Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Class according to classification dated: 15th March 1974 Single room Other accommodation Single room Other accommodation £ £ £ £ Class A—Long-stay hospitals 71.40 65.80 68.60 62.30 Class B—Psychiatric hospitals 46.20 42.00 44.10 39.90 Class C—Acute and other hospitals (other than Classes D and E) 129.50 118.30 123.90 112.70 Class D—London teaching hospitals (as at 31st March 1974) 184.10 168.70 172.90 157.50 Class E—Provincial teaching hospitals and university hospitals (as at 31st March 1974) 154.70 141.40 145.60 132.30
§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the occupancy rate of National Health Service beds in the Birmingham Regional Hospital Board.
§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the latest available average cost per week of providing a bed in hospitals within the Birmingham Regional Hospital Board.
§ Dr. OwenAverage costs vary substantially with the type of hospital. The average cost per in-patient week of a bed in the larger acute hospitals in the Birmingham Regional Hospital Board
Men over 65 as a percentage of all Males Women over 60 as a percentage of all Females All persons of pensionable age as a percentage of total population Area Dorset South (1974 Parliamentary Constituency) … … 13.3 25.6 19.6 Greater London … … 10.1 22.3 16.4 Birmingham (New Area) … … 9.1 20.9 15.2 Leeds (New Area) … … 10.0 22.2 16.3 Manchester (New Area) … … 9.7 22.7 16.4 Great Britain … … 10.5 21.9 16.3