§ Mr. LawrenceTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the average cost per patient treated over each of the past three years in(a) each of the Birmingham hospitals, (b) the Burton upon Trent hospitals and (c) the other South East Staffordshire district health authority hospitals.
§ Mrs. CurrieI regret that this information could not be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, in 1986–87, costing returns submitted by the five Birmingham health authorities and by South East Staffordshire health authority show average costs per patient treated in major acute hospitals were as in the table. My hon. Friend may like to contact the West Midlands regional health authority for further information.
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Health Authority and Hospital Cost per in-patient day Cost per in-patient case Cost per out-patient attendance Cost per new out-patient case Cost per A & E attendance Cost per new A & E case £ £ £ £ £ £ Central Birmingham Queen Elizabeth 126.38 1,289.55 57.75 359.67 1N/A 1N/A General 97.98 800.40 18.75 92.11 27.95 42.67 East Birmingham East Birmingham 105.74 835.49 28.16 153.94 18.91 24.79 North Birmingham Good Hope DGH 87.99 632.89 28.11 114.31 20.70 26.39 South Birmingham Selly Oak 95.16 796.60 25.33 107.97 20.34 23.38 West Birmingham Dudley Road l08.29 762.80 26.32 128.95 21.96 24.39 South East Staffordshire Burton General 97.43 513.97 52.08 331.74 49.33 49.33 Burton District Hospital Centre 105.66 833.47 29.40 124.98 20.13 22.01 Regional average: Acute Hospitals over 100 beds 100.56 694.04 26.53 117.35 21.28 27.18 1 This hospital had no A & E patients. Notes: Other identified costs are: Good Hope DGH:Cost per day patient attendance £25.76
Cost per new day patient case £449.76
Cost per day case attendance £54.92
Dudley Road: Cost per day case attendance £41.40
Burton District Hospital Centre: Cost per day case attendance £40.55