§ Sir Eldon GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what funds have been made available to West Suffolk district health authority in each of the past five financial years; what approximate percentage of these new resources has been used for hospital services; what are the numbers of medical and other NHS staff employed in hospitals in the area in each of the last five years; and how many patients have been treated.
§ Mr. DorrellInformation about funds made available to individual district health authorities is held centrally only in terms of expenditure. Details of total expenditure on hospital and community health services—HCHS—in West Suffolk district health authority and of the percentage used for hospital services are as follows:82W
Total revenue and capital expenditure Revenue expenditure Capital expenditure £000 cash Total Hospital services as a percentage of total £ cash £ cash 1985–86 33,173 82.97 3,469 1986–87 36,121 82.91 3,008 1987–88 40,215 79.44 1,796 1988–89 44,974 79.29 2,503 1989–90 49,164 79.14 2,619 Staff Numbers
The numbers of medical and other NHS staff employed in hospitals in the West Suffolk area are given in the table. Figures given are for whole-time equivalents, as at 30 September each year. Numbers of staff at senior doctor level, for example, consultants, employed in hospitals in the West Suffolk area are not held centrally since the contracts for these staff are held by the East Anglian regional health authority. My hon. Friend may wish to contact Sir Colin Walker for district-level information.
West Suffolk DHA—Hospital Junior Medical Staff Year Number 1985 74.8 1986 77.4 1987 70.3 1988 76.5 1989 73.0 Figures exclude all locum staff. 83W
East Anglian RHA—Hospital Senior Medical Staff Year Number 1985 517.6 1986 561.7 1987 518.4 1988 586.7 1989 612.0 Figures exclude all locum staff.
West Suffolk DHA—NHS Hospital based Non-Medical Staff Year Number 1985 2,580 1986 2,580 1987 2,640 1988 2,640 1989 2,700 Figures include nursing and midwifery agency staff. Number of patients treated
The information requested is as follows:
Finished hospital stays: West Suffolk health authority Year Discharges and deaths 1985 25,426 1986 25,503 1987–88 26,401 1988–89 27,046
Year Finished consultant episodes 1988–89 31,904 1989–90 33,942