§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the cost to the National Health Service of each pay bed; and how much of that cost is received by the National Health Service.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe cost of individual pay beds varies considerably according to local factors, but since charges are set so as to recover the average full cost of pay beds, the charges themselves are the best available indication of pay bed costs. Although a small number of health authorities determined their own charges for 1987–88, the majority adopted a central list of charges, which was as follows: 351W
Daily charges to patients not paying consultant(s) separately Daily charges to patients paying consultant(s) separately Single room £ Other accommodation £ Single room £ Other accommodation £ Class F (London Postgraduate teaching hospitals managed by Special Health Authorities (other than hospitals in Class G) 238 217 224 204