§ Mr. Patrick Jenkinasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the average percentage increase in the unit cost of providing one bed for one week in a National Health Service long-stay hospital during 1976–77.
§ Mr. EnnalsCosting information for 1976–77 will not be available until after656W the close of the 1976–77 financial year. In 1975–76 the average cost per week was £89.60.
§ Mr. Patrick Jenkinasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the percentage increase in the average cost per out-patient attendance at National Health Service hospitals since 1969.
§ Mr. EnnalsThe average cost of an out-patient attendance in acute hospitals in England with more than 100 beds was £2.43 in 1968–69 and £9.20 in 1975–76, the latest year for which costs are available—an increase of 278 per cent.