Medicine and Surgery (Expenditure) (Hansard, 16 February 1988)

HC Deb 16 February 1988 vol 127 c557W 557W

Mr. John M. Taylor
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services, of the total expenditure on secondary services, what amounts and proportions are attributed to medicine and surgery, respectively.

§ Mr. Newton
The requested details of expenditure, for hospitals in England in 1986–87, are as follows:

Total revenue expenditure(£) Percentage of total revenue expenditure(£)

(1) Expenditure on drugs, dressings and pharmacy 836,132,385 10.1

(2) Expenditure on direct treatment of patients excluding costs at (1) 3,950,185,144 47.5

	Total revenue expenditure(£)	Percentage of total revenue expenditure(£)
(1) Expenditure on drugs, dressings and pharmacy	836,132,385	10.1
(2) Expenditure on direct treatment of patients excluding costs at (1)	3,950,185,144	47.5