§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a list of data, collected under the Körner system, which he expects to be able to publish on a routine basis; and if he will publish a timetable for a release of this information.
§ Mr. Newton[holding answer 16 June 1988]: We are considering how information derived from Körner data can best be made available to assist hon. Members and others to assess developments in the overall pattern of activity, costs, manpower and waiting lists in the hospital and community health services. Meanwhile, we are making available Körner data corresponding as closely as possiblè to earlier series, in particular the hospital in-patient waiting list and NHS directly employed staff by main staff group. In addition, the statutory summarised accounts of health authorities, which are derived from Körner data, will continue to be published annually as a House of Commons paper.
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what information collected under the Körner system has been published during the current year; and in what form.
§ Mr. Newton[holding answer 16 June 1988]: National and regional information on elective admissions and patients waiting for the quarter ending 30 September 1987 was published in DHSS "Statistical Bulletin 2/6/88". Provisional tables for September 1987 of NHS directly employed staff by main staff group have been placed in the Library.
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps he is taking to ensure that the Körner system is applied to private hospitals and clinics; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Newton[holding answer 16 June 1988]: Those recommendations made by Körner about the NHS use of private hospitals and clinics have been implemented. There are no plans to introduce into private hospitals and clinics the collection of the Körner minimum data sets which have been implemented in NHS hospitals.