§ Sir T. Kitsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the weekly cost of a national health bed for the physically disabled.
§ Mr. MoyleI regret that this information is not available. Hospital costs are calculated by type of hospital, and the cost of treating patients suffering from specific diseases or conditions is not separately identified, except where treatment takes place in hospitals in which the beds are provided exclusively or predominantly for the use of a particular speciality—e.g. psychiatric, orthopaedic. Beds for physically disabled people are situated in various types of hospital, including acute hospitals, and are not separately costed.