§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will give for each year since 1979 the number of (a) in-patient discharges and deaths and (b) new out-patients treated among patients receiving acute treatment under contractual arrangements with institutions outside the National Health Service in England;
(2) if he will list the private institutions providing in-patient and out-patient treatment to National Health Service patients and contractual arrangements with health authorities during 1985;
(3) if he will give for 1985 for each region and for England as a whole the number of deaths and discharges among, and the number of beds occupied on 31 December by, patients receiving treatment under contractual arrangements with institutions outside the National Health Service; and if he will break down these figures into the categories of (a) medical, (b)surgical, (c) pre-convalescent and post-operative, (d) convalescent, (e) geriatric, (f) diseases of the chest, (g) maternity, (h) mental illness, (i) mental handicap, (j) rehabilitation, (k) terminal care and (l) others.
§ Mrs. CurrieI shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give for each district the expenditure on contractual arrangements for patient care in 1985–86.
§ Mr. NewtonI shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average number of sessions worked by a National Health Service consultant on an ordinary part-time contract.
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§ Mr. NewtonInformation is only collected centrally on sessions contracted for, and the average number of these for National Health Service consultants holding part-time contracts—that is, excluding maximum part-time—in England at 30 September 1985 was 7.4 sessions.
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give for 30 September 1985 and for each region and each special health authority and board of governors and for England as a whole the total number of consultants holding (a) full-time, (b) maximum part-time, (c) other part-time and (d) honorary contracts.
§ Mr. NewtonI refer the hon. Member to my predecessor's reply to him on 14 April 1986 columns289–292 which gave the information for each region and special health authority for 30 September 1985.
Figures for England are set out in the following tables:
Number1 of consultants at 30 September 1985 (England) Number Whole-time 6,499 Maximum part-time 4,552 Other part-time 1,294 Honorary 1,657 Total 14,002 1Consultants holding contracts in more than one region or special health authority in England are counted once only.