HC Deb 03 December 1992 vol 215 cc322-3W
Mr. Blunkett

To 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. Sackville

The 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.

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.