§ Mr. BoyesTo 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:
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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