§ Mr. PageTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what is the cost per bed of keeping and treating an in-patient in West Hertfordshire hospital for the last three years for which figures are available and what is the average for the North West Thames region;
(2) what is the cost per head of keeping and treating an in-patient in Watford General hospital for the last three years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. DorrellSince 1987–88 the financial returns submitted by health authorities have focused on the cost of treating patients by specialty on a district basis. The overall cost of in-patient care by hospital is therefore not held.