§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) why the new private outpatients desk in the main outpatient department at Good Hope hospital, Birmingham, is known as reception 1;
(2) how many extra private patient clerks are being used in connection with the new private outpatients desk at Good Hope hospital, Birmingham;
(3) why a new reception desk for private outpatients is operating at Good Hope hospital, Birmingham; what is the cost of installing and operating the desk; and from which budget these costs are drawn.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeWe do not collect this sort of detailed local information centrally. All these questions are a matter for the district health authority, who need to have satisfactory arrangements for collecting income due from private patients.