§ Mrs. Jegerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the percentage of in-patients and out-patients at University College Hospital, to the last convenient date, who live in the local health authority area; and what consideration he is giving, in connection with the re-allocation of NHS resources, to areas where hospitals serve a teaching and national purpose distinct from their local responsibilities.
§ Mr. Moyle48 per cent. of the inpatients treated at the hospital in the year ended 31st December 1975 were residents of the Camden and Islington health area. Comparable figures for out-patients are not available. The Resource Allocation Working Party recommended that the allocation of revenue funds to health authorities should take account of the 169W cost of treatment of patients who are resident in other areas and of other local responsibilities, and proposed a special increment to cover the extra NHS service costs incurred in the provision of clinical teaching facilities.