Essex (Hansard, 12 January 1976)

§ Mr. Newens
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether she is satisfied that the facilities provided within all parts of the Essex area are adequate to meet the needs of geriatric, psycho-geriatric, mentally handicapped and young chronic sick patients.

§ Dr. Owen
No. It is, however, the responsibility of the area health authority, in consultation with the regional health authority, to improve facilities and balance provision between districts in accordance with their estimate of priorities within the limits of available resources.

§ Mr. Newens
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will advise the Essex Area Health Authority to review its decision to devote a major proportion of its capital expenditure in the forthcoming period to the provision of additional accommodation for administrative staff in order to ensure that more is made available to increase the number of geriatric, psychogeriatric and other scarce places in the area.

1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75

£ million £ million £ million £ million £ million

1. To National Health Service bodies for service provision^*:

(a) Capital expenditure:

Leeds Regional Hospital Board … 5.595 7.953 10.466 10.870 —

Leeds Board of Governors … 0.206 0.318 0.628 1.837 —

Yorkshire Regional Health Authority … — — — — 16.721†

(b) Revenue expenditure:

Leeds Regional Hospital Board … 58.324 68.570 77.384 89.931 —

Leeds Board of Governors … 4.817 5.486 6.254 7.241 —

Yorkshire Regional Health Authority … — — — — 166.145‡

(c) Executive Councils … 33.753§ 36.566 40.038 43.916 45.869||

2. Research:

(a) National Health Service bodies … 0.063 0.198 0.104 0.135 0.137

(b) Universities and external bodies … 0.015 0.026 0.036 0.046 0.068

3. Grants to voluntary bodies … — — — 0.011 0.016

^* Figures for National Health Service expenditure refer to the Leeds Hospital Region for the years 1970–71 to 1973–74 and to the Yorkshire Health Region for the year 1974–75.

† Provisional figure.

‡ Covers former local health authority services and the administrative cost of the family practitioner service. In 1973–74 and earlier years the costs of local health authority services were defrayed from local rates and the rate support grant issued by the Department of the Environment.

§ These figures relate to payments by Executive Councils to contractors and administration costs. They include the total figure for West Riding of Yorkshire Executive Council although this Executive Council area was not wholly within the Leeds Regional Hospital Board area.

║ Payments to contractors by Family Practitioner Committees within the Yorkshire Health Region excluding administration costs. This figure is provisional.

		1970–71	1971–72	1972–73	1973–74	1974–75
		£ million	£ million	£ million	£ million	£ million
1. To National Health Service bodies for service provision^*:
(a) Capital expenditure:
Leeds Regional Hospital Board	…	5.595	7.953	10.466	10.870	—
Leeds Board of Governors	…	0.206	0.318	0.628	1.837	—
Yorkshire Regional Health Authority	…	—	—	—	—	16.721†
(b) Revenue expenditure:
Leeds Regional Hospital Board	…	58.324	68.570	77.384	89.931	—
Leeds Board of Governors	…	4.817	5.486	6.254	7.241	—
Yorkshire Regional Health Authority	…	—	—	—	—	166.145‡
(c) Executive Councils	…	33.753§	36.566	40.038	43.916	45.869\|\|
2. Research:
(a) National Health Service bodies	…	0.063	0.198	0.104	0.135	0.137
(b) Universities and external bodies	…	0.015	0.026	0.036	0.046	0.068
3. Grants to voluntary bodies	…	—	—	—	0.011	0.016
^* Figures for National Health Service expenditure refer to the Leeds Hospital Region for the years 1970–71 to 1973–74 and to the Yorkshire Health Region for the year 1974–75.
† Provisional figure.
‡ Covers former local health authority services and the administrative cost of the family practitioner service. In 1973–74 and earlier years the costs of local health authority services were defrayed from local rates and the rate support grant issued by the Department of the Environment.
§ These figures relate to payments by Executive Councils to contractors and administration costs. They include the total figure for West Riding of Yorkshire Executive Council although this Executive Council area was not wholly within the Leeds Regional Hospital Board area.
║ Payments to contractors by Family Practitioner Committees within the Yorkshire Health Region excluding administration costs. This figure is provisional.