§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what percentage of total health costs in the National Health Service is spent on accident victims; and how this compares with the amount spent on coronary heart disease and cancer.
§ Dr. VaughanThe best estimate available is that about 2 per cent. of NHS current spending goes on treating victims of road accidents and accidents at home and at work. I regret that no information is available on the costs of treating other types of accident, and no reliable recent comparative information is available for the amount spent on treating coronary heart disease and cancer.