§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish a table showing for each regional health authority and for England as a whole(a) the number of NHS pay beds and (b) the total revenue generated from those beds for 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92 and the projected figures for 1992–93 and 1993–94.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information available centrally is given in the table.
Number of authorised pay beds in NHS hospitals Region 1989–90 1990–91 Northern 97 97 Yorkshire 188 188 Trent 136 136 East Anglian 108 108 North West Thames 283 283 North East Thames 411 411 South East Thames 333 333 South West Thames 180 180 Wessex 116 116 Oxford 194 194 South Western 100 100 West Midlands 276 276 Mersey 129 129 North Western 233 227 Special Health Authorities 178 178 England 2,962 2,956 Data for 1991–92 are not yet available. Nor do we project this data for future years.
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Income front private in-patients Region 1989–90 £000 (cash) 1990–91 £000 (cash) Northern 1,275 1,408 Yorkshire 3,020 3,642 Trent 2,064 1,755 East Anglian 3,953 4,153 North West Thames 9,936 11,013 North East Thames 11,598 13,291 South East Thames 7,007 8,979 South West Thames 2,449 2,874 Wessex 1,817 2,246 Oxford 6,315 7,421 South Western 2,768 3,836 West Midlands 3,080 3,968 Mersey 1,206 1,499 North Western 3,928 4,933 Special Health Authorities 12,861 14,635 England 73,277 85,653 Source:
Annual accounts of regional and district health authorities in England and those of the special health authorities for the London postgraduate teaching hospitals.
Note:
Information derivable from 1991–92 annual accounts will be available shortly. Relevant figures are not collected in-year and any estimates for 1992–93 or 1993–94 would consequently be speculative.