HC Deb 23 June 1982 vol 26 c123W
Mr. Stan Thorne

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the present maximum permitted number of domiciliary visits in any one year for (a) full-time consultants and (b) part-time consultants in the National Health Service.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

There is no limit on the number of domiciliary visits that an NHS consultant may undertake, but the terms of service allow a given consultant, whether whole time or part-time, to receive fees for no more than 300 such visits in any one year.

Mr. Stan Thorne

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total number of domiciliary visits by all National Health Service consultants in each of the last five years.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

The total number of such visits in England and Wales in each year is:

Year ending 30 September Visits
1981 429,759
1980 436,058
1979 465,023
1978 449,697
1977 439,237

Mr. Stan Thorne

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what was the total number of domiciliary visits performed in the area of the Liverpool area health authority and the Preston district health authority in each of the last five years by consultant (a) physicians, (b) surgeons, general, (c) surgeons, orthopaedic, (d) dermatologists, (e) geriatricians, (f) psychiatrists and (g) gynaecologists;

(2) what was the number of general practitioners within the Liverpool area health authority and the Preston district health authority requesting (a) one to 10 domiciliary visits, (b) 11 to 20, (c) 21 to 30 and (d) 30 or more during the last two years for which figures are available.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

Information of this type is not collected centrally. The hon. Member may like to consult the relevant health authorities.

Mr. Stan Thorne

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the total cost to the National Health Service of domiciliary visits over the last five years.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

The total cost of these visits has not up until now been identified separately in the financial data that is collected centrally.