§ Mr. ButlerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the spending per head of population served by Warrington district health authority in the latest available year; and what is the figure on the most nearly comparable basis for(a) England and (b) the United Kingdom as a whole.
§ Mr. DorrellFigures for spending per head of resident population for 1989–90, the latest year available, are shown in the table:
Revenue expenditure per head of resident population—hospital and community health services (HCHS)1 £ Warrington District Health Authority 305 England-average for all district health authorities 271 United Kingdom 285 1 Includes hospital, community health, patient transport (i.e. ambulance) blood transfusion and other services. Sources
(a) 1989–90 annual accounts of district health authorities in England and those of the analogous health authorities and boards in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland—as submitted to the central health departments in each country.
(b) Mid-year estimates of populations—1989 (Office of Population Censuses and Surveys).
Notes to the Table
- 1. Expenditure by regional health authorities, special health authorities and all capital expenditure on HCHS is excluded. Expenditure on family health services (which cannot be strictly attributed to particular districts) and expenditure on personal social services (which in Northern Ireland is accounted for by Health and Social Services Boards) is also excluded.
46 - 2. Comparisons between the figures are influenced by a number of factors including:
- (a) people travel across district boundaries for treatment and resource allocations reflect the pattern of service provision locally;
- (b) the population figures used make no allowance for people resident in particular districts who receive treatment in others or for differences in morbidity and the age/sex structure of particular populations.