HC Deb 30 March 1988 vol 130 cc550-1W
Mr. Boyes

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the average cost per accident and emergency attendance in each hospital in the Northern regional health authority in the last year.

Mrs. Currie

[holding answer 24 March 1988]: The information for 1986–87 in respect of those hospitals in the northern region which undertake treatment of accident and emergency patients is as follows:

Accident and emergency patients
Health District and Hospital Cost per attendance
(£)
Darlington
Darlington Memorial 12.40
Durham
Dryburn 13.69
East Cumbria
Alston 4.72
Brampton 4.87
Cumberland Infirmary 13.23

Health District and Hospital Cost per attendance
(£)
Keswick 10.41
Penrith New 8.84
Gateshead
Queen Elizabeth 17.00
Hartlepool
General 20.99
Newcastle
General 17.12
Royal Victoria Infirmary 17.77
North Tees
General 16.87
North Tyneside
General 17.77
GB Hunter 7.75
North West Durham
Shotley Bridge General 21.69
Northumberland
Alnwick Infirmary 15.32
Ashington 15.74
Berwick Infirmary 19.52
Coquetdale Cottage 33.33
Haltwhistle War Memorial 5.67
Hexham General 22.59
Morpeth Cottage 28.82
Thomas Knight Memorial 3.34
South Cumbria
Furness General 18.06
Westmoreland County 12.75
South Tees
Cleveland Cottage 10.17
Guiseborough General 11.41
Middlesbrough General 17.24
North Riding Infirmary 8.38
Stead Memorial 6.71
South Tyneside
Ingham Infirmary 11.60
South West Durham
Bishop Auckland General 21.97
Sunderland
Eye Infirmary 6.73
District General 16.87
West Cumbria
Cockermouth 8.37
Mary port 3.78
West Cumberland 11.35
Workington 9.07