HC Deb 05 April 1990 vol 170 cc740-3W
Mr. Bradley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for each district of the North Western regional health authority the number of(a) in-patients, (b) qualified nursing staff and (c) consultants for the latest available year; and if he will give figures for the five previous years.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

Information regarding the number of in-patients and qualified nursing staff for each district of the North Western regional health authority is given in the tables. Details relating to the total number of consultants in the North Western region and in the three teaching hospitals are given in the table.

Information about the number of consultant contracts in non-teaching health authorities is not held centrally.

Hospital Medical and Dental Consultants at 30 September each year
North Western Region Central Manchester (Teaching) South Manchester (Teaching) Salford DHA (Teaching)
1983 1,117.2 129.2 152.5 98.5
1984 1,138.3 129.9 150.9 99.2
1985 1,160.0 132.8 150.5 101.6
1986 1,192.1 138.2 152.0 102.6
1987 1,207.3 139.7 152.7 97.9
1988 1,219.3 134.6 156.7 97.1

Notes:

1 Figures represent Whole Time Equivalents.

2Includes Permanent Paid and Honorary Staff.

3Prior to 1987 Senior Hospital Medical/Dental Officers with allowance were included with Consultants.

Income from Private Patients (Under Sections 65 and 66 of the NHS Act 1977) & Related Losses
1985–86 1986–87
Income Amounts Written off Income Amounts Written off
Mersey Region In-Patients Out-Patients In-Patients Out-Patients In-Patients Out-Patients In-Patients Out-Patients
(Section 65) (Section 66) (Section 65) (Section 66) (Section 65) (Section 66) (Section 65) (Section 66)
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
District Health Authorities
Chester 22,090 12,342 229 66 35,543 19,116 0 128
Crewe 259,678 92,548 2,114 361 285,494 103,174 1,864 409
Halton 0 1,849 0 0 22,652 10,856 0 0
Macclesfield 95,307 30,867 1,076 912 117,661 36,647 2,236 208
Warrington 372,546 22,401 1,116 37 391,511 23,164 1,433 271
Liverpool 397,819 62,026 1,187 650 363,060 70,616 3,034 725
St Helens and Knowsley 123,694 40,712 0 0 92,258 36,489 0 64
Southport and Formby 189,862 24,399 0 0 152,399 29,296 1,028 210
South Sefton 90,957 24,750 0 274 88,552 30,768 6,210 218
Wirral 136,729 35,617 3,038 156 113,396 37,976 7,138 2,052

1985–86 1986–87
Income Amounts Written off Income Amounts Written off
North Western Region In-Patients (Section 65) Out-Patients (Section 66) In-Patients (Section 65) Out-Patients (Section 66) In-Patients (Section 65) Out-Patients (Section 66) In-Patients (Section 65) Out-Patients (Section 66)
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
District Health Authorities
Lancaster 24,780 14,162 294 160 21,602 18,839 1,201 78
Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde 85,267 15,446 3,743 300 76,774 21,684 0 0
Preston 255,714 76,427 75 122 165,886 75,158 919 545
Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley 37,663 19,980 0 0 26,124 27,743 830 448
Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale 83,300 17,082 0 169 49,208 15,573 1,102 33
West Lancashire 298,793 26,401 756 463 297,834 30,581 168 147
Chorley and South Ribble 18,108 3,586 0 9 11,531 2,058 0 0
Bolton 14,826 6,253 0 0 10,978 10,261 0 0
Bury 264,029 36,256 2,402 1,160 256,608 44,764 1,216 0
North Manchester 17,893 19,418 1,599 911 19,081 32,568 0 771
Central Manchester 986,870 91,110 0 0 769,043 98,038 4,450 356
South Manchester 595,354 180,329 0 7,356 618,542 235,345 10,357 770
Oldham 80,433 10,596 1,646 54 127,835 16,892 1,088 237
Rochdale 4,691 6,451 0 69 4,576 9,780 0 124
Salford 66,146 46,665 0 0 77,565 43,229 1,305 4
Stockport 53,893 27,443 0 739 34,681 29,536 232 744
Tameside and Glossop 21,320 11,807 102 394 27,199 15,846 661 76
Trafford 37,085 12,451 462 190 55,926 12,050 154 97
Wigan 83,213 38,910 0 0 75,936 40,042 98 875

Mr. Bradley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish for each health authority in the north-west(a) the net income from private patients and clinics and (b) the amounts written off as bad debts in each year since 1979.

Mr. Freeman

Following are figures recorded in the 1985–86 to 1988–89 annual accounts of the district health authorities comprising the Mersey and North Western health regions. The income shown arises from charges to private patients under sections 65 and 66 of the National Health Service Act 1977 and is recorded under each heading net of sums written off in each financial year (which may include amounts due from earlier years). Separate write-off figures for income due under sections 65 and 66 were not collected centrally before 1985–86.

Income from private patients (under sections 65 and 66 of the NHS Act 1977) and related losses
1987–88 1988–89
Income Amounts Written off Income Amounts Written off
Mersey Region In-Patients (Section 65) Out-Patients (Section 66) In-Patients (Section 65) Out-Patients (Section 66) In-Patients (Section 65) Out-Patients (Section 66) In-Patients (Section 65) Out-Patients (Section 66)
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
District health authorities
Chester 30,520 17,932 259 305 25,828 11,459 97 147
Crewe 297,912 104,288 2,892 533 347,848 124,830 628 318
Halton 64,978 21,271 103 132 55,916 31,123 9 164
Macclesfield 118,123 38,492 1,637 12 131,203 40,618 1,713 251
Warrington 390,064 28,104 241 100 214,403 21,483 1,327 698
Liverpool 332,247 81,828 0 0 413,167 104,785 0 0
St. Helens and Knowsley 96,315 29,152 0 0 79,233 38,102 0 414
Southport and Formby 106,002 15,094 760 248 64,168 17,272 1,410 391
South Sefton 85,646 30,763 1,751 234 142,072 37,264 0 118
Wirral 118,265 48,154 876 551 74,065 57,089 0 0

1987–88 1988–89
Income Amounts Written off Income Amounts Written off
North Western Region In-Patients (Section 65) Out-Patients (Section 66) In-Patients (Section 65) Out-Patients (Section 66) In-Patients (Section 65) Out-Patients (Section 66) In-Patients (Section 65) Out-Patients (Section 66)
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
District health authorities
Lancaster 7,415 12,463 512 1,761 14,797 9,831 386 377
Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde 84,914 30,249 1,057 264 111,384 39,115 0 225
Preston 151,073 64,646 797 988 136,515 63,130 1,216 639
Blackburn, Hyndburn and R.V. 40,568 30,912 0 213 25,921 38,477 0 0
Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale 35,617 21,276 0 0 35,092 19,197 0 264
West Lancashire 347,255 42,929 1,820 1,454 376,807 57,159 868 671
Chorley and South Ribble 7,927 1,459 0 0 9,502 1,587 0 0
Bolton 8,888 10,189 0 210 8,399 14,000 0 386
Bury 259,251 43,118 674 0 342,235 78,185 572 0
North Manchester 23,154 32,515 1,544 743 12,090 23,356 162 199
Central Manchester 976,350 99,733 39 72 935,099 232,946 552 3,631
South Manchester 884,314 252,105 10,775 5,118 955,114 345,357 20 2,642
Oldham 161,807 18,820 0 294 162,340 19,453 138 223
Rochdale 17,484 9,208 0 55 6,474 12,995 52 233
Salford 88,474 44,899 0 0 58,125 57,398 0 249
Stockport 44,598 34,965 103 362 31,175 36,829 0 238
Tameside and Glossop 22,080 14,455 0 134 28,802 16,457 0 80
Trafford 40,943 13,001 360 141 16,914 13,197 0 227
Wigan 77,302 37,287 0 672 119,063 40,345 0 0

Note: 1 The table excludes income due under Section 58 of the NHS Act 1977 (which arises mainly from services provided to private health care establishments) and which for the authorities shown totalled some £241,147 in 1988–89. Separate write-off figures for this category of income are not collected centrally.