HC Deb 11 March 1988 vol 129 cc408-9W
Mr. Miller

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if decisions have been taken on the central reference lists of model charges for National Health Service private patients for the year from 1 April.

Mr. Newton

[pursuant to his reply, 15 February 1988, c. 500–2]: I am sorry that there was an error in the table setting out the central reference list of private out-patient charges for the year from 1 April 1988. The table gives the correct charges.

Item of service 1987–88 Class A to E 1988–89 Percentage change 1987–88 Class F + G 1988–89 Percentage change
i. Per unit value 0.78 n.a. n.a. 1.00 n.a n.a.
ii. Minimum charge 12.50 n.a. n.a. 16.00 n.a n.a.
iii. Per Korner unit value n.a. 16.50 n.a. n.a. 19.00 n.a.
2l.00 21.25
iv. CT scanning 96.00 96.00 No change 11.50 115.00 No change
5. Radiotherapy 18.00 18.00 No change 44.50 44.50 No change
6. Physiotherapy 5.00 5.50 +10.0 9.00 11.50 +27.8
7. Occupational Therapy 7.00 8.50 +21.4 10.00 10.00 No change
8. Other Diagnostic procedures
i. Audiometry 5.00 5.00 No change 5.00 5.00 No change
ii. ECG 9.00 9.50 +5.6 16.50 17.50 +6.1
iii. EEG 37.00 38.50 +4.1 72.50 83.50 +15.2
iv. EMG 23.00 24.00 +4.3 44.50 50.50 +13.5
9. Use of Operating theatres
i. Less than 10 minutes 22.00 22.50 +2.3 27.00 28.00 +3.7
ii. 10–30 minutes 42.50 44.00 +3.5 54.00 56.00 +3.7
iii. More than 30 minutes 64.50 67.00 +3.9 81.00 84.00 +3.7
1 Price per unit for first 6 units.
2 Price for each additional unit (over 6).