HC Deb 06 August 1980 vol 990 cc219-20W
Miss Wright

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his estimate, at the latest convenient date, of the average cost of caring for a patient in an acute general hospital.

Dr. Vaughan

In the financial year 1978–79, the latest for which figures are available, the average cost per in-patient day in acute hospitals in England with more than 300 beds was approximately £ 44.