§ Mr. Clemitsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the most recent available figures for the cost of providing care for a severely disabled person in (a) a general or geriatric ward of a National Health Service hospital, (b) a chronic sick unit attached to a National Health Service hospital, (c) a residential home run by charitable organisations and (d) fully adapted accommodation and services within the community, respectively.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisThe costs of treating patients with specific diseases or conditions are not separately distinguished in hospitals in which the specialities are mixed. In 1973–74, the annual average costs in hospitals of the nearest appropriate types in England were:
No information is available centrally on costs in residential homes run by charitable organisations. The annual average costs in local authority residential accommodation for the younger physically handicapped and for the elderly were £742, excluding debt charges.
£ Hospitals wholly or predominantly containing geriatric beds 2,435 Hospitals classified as partly acute 4,000 Hospitals classified as long stay 2,435 Hospitals classified as orthopaedic 4,840