§ Lord Colwynasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the average total cost to hospitalise and perform coronary artery by-pass surgery for each patient:
- (a) within the National Health Service;
- (b) under private arrangement.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Security (Lord Glenarthur)The cost of a coronary artery by-pass graft within the National Health Service, including the cost of in-patient stay, has been estimated at £2,600. We have no information on the cost of operations performed privately.