HC Deb 08 April 1986 vol 95 cc65-6W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people have been admitted to National Health Service hospitals in the west midlands region in each of the last seven years as private patients; and what income was yielded as a result of such admissions.

Mr. Hayhoe

I am sorry I cannot give the hon. Member the information she seeks in precisely the form requested. The relevant information, for the most recent years available centrally, is as follows:

Discharges and deaths of private patients in NHS hospitals West Midlands Regional Health Authority
Number
1978 8,117
1979 7,356
1980 8,011
1981 7,876
1982 5,597
1983 6,015
1984 5,716

Total income derived from private in-patients West Midlands Regional Health Authority
£
1978–79 1,795,152
1979–80 2,094,352
1980–81 2,809,222
1981–82 3,313,974
1982–83 2,395,145
1983–84 2,937,918
1984–85 2,890,265