HC Deb 27 January 1986 vol 90 c389W
Mr. Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the average cost per inpatient week and inpatient case treated in the Hammersmith hospital for the last five years; and what was (a) the annual revenue cost of this hospital and (b) the extent of the revenue protection provided outwith the resource allocation working party formula allocation for those years.

Mr. Hayhoe

The costs for Hammersmith hospital are as shown in the table:

Year Average cost per inpatient week Average cost per inpatient case Annual Revenue cost
£ £ £
1980–81 658.42 938.09 20,573,208
1981–82 755.98 1,057.83 24,194,465
1982–83 807.41 1,083.61 24,946,206
1983–84 859.64 1,111.64 26,820,532
1984–85 920.37 1,132.53 28,695,812

The resource allocation working party formula does not apply to the special health authorities of the London postgraduate teaching hospitals.