Health Service, York (Hansard, 16 March 1992)

§ Mr. Caborn
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many registered private hospital and nursing home beds there were in the York health authority area, and previously in York health district, in 1979 and each year since then.

§ Mr. Dorrell
[holding answer 11 March 1992]: The information available centrally is given in the table. Information prior to 1985 is not held centrally. The hon. Member may wish to contact the chairman of the York health authority for details. Private hospitals, homes and clinics registered under section 23 of the Registered Homes Act 1984, in York health authority area are as follows:

Number of beds in private institutions

Year Nursing Homes ¹Hospitals

1985 414 24

1986 478 24

1987–88 616 24

1988–89 936 34

1989–90 1,201 34

1990–91 1,218 34

¹ Private institutions with operating theatres.

§ Mr. Caborn
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many full-time equivalent hospital doctors worked in York health authority hospitals, and previously in York health district hospitals, in 1974 and each year since then;
(2) how many national health service staff, expressed (a) in terms of a full-time equivalent and (b) in terms of total hours worked, were employed by York health authority, and previously in York health district, in 1974 and each year since then.

§ Mr. Dorrell
[holding answer 11 March 1992]: The available data are shown in the following table: 875W

NHS hospitals, York Health Authority

Year Hospital doctors in York Health Authority—30 September each year analysis by WTE¹ Directly Employed Staff in post at 30 September each year — York DHA (WTE)² Total Number of

In-patients Day Cases

1979 — — 27,296 4,444

1980 — — 28,085 4,658

1981 — — 28,330 4,548

1982 89.9 4,340 27,071 3,796

1983 88.2 4,290 29,641 4,444

1984 89.7 4,590 30,020 4,469

1985 79.8 4,420 31,646 4,801

1986 84.0 4,370 32,596 5,686

1987–88 88.4 4,310 34,062 4,549

1988–89 87.4 4,230 ³34,176 5,523

1988–89 — — ⁴38,184 5,523

1989–90 98.7 3,970 39,434 5,626

1990–;91 79.6 3,950 39,530 5,425

Notes:

¹ Please note that the figures include permanent paid and honorary staff but exclude consultants and senior registrars whose contracts are held by the region. Details therefore refer to junior doctors, clerical assistants and hospital practitioners. Information prior to 1982 is not available.

Mental health services transferred from Clifton Hospital, York to Harrogate, Northallerton and Scarborough in 1982. Doctors transferred with the service.

² (1) All figures are rounded to the nearest ten whole-time equivalent.

(2) Medical staff-figures include permanent paid and honorary staff but exclude consultants and senior registrars whose contracts are held by the region.

(3) Figures include agency nursing and midwifery staff.

Information prior to 1982 is not available. Information in terms of total hours worked is not collected centrally.

³ discharges and deaths

⁴ finished consultant episodes

in-patients 1979—1988–89 discharges and deaths

in-patients 1988–89—1990–91 finished consultant episodes 1990–91 figures provisional

Between 1979 and 1990–91 in York health authority the numbers of in-patient cases treated in the acute sector increased from 19,460 hospital discharges to 26, 726 finished consultant episodes, an increase of 31 per cent. On a comparable basis, and for all sectors increased by 30 per cent. from 27,296 hospital discharges to 39,530 finished consultant episodes.

Breakdown of income from charges which supports the data shown in table 4 of Cm. 1913

Breakdown of income from charges

Year Total income from charges £ million Hospitals²£ million Pharmaceutical £ million General dental £ million General ophthalmic £ million Welfare foods £ million

1978–79 141.0 35.0 24.0 55.3 26.5 0.2

1979–80 171.0 38.2 39.1 66.3 27.2 0.2

1980–81 245.0 52.5 71.2 92.0 29.0 0.3

1981–82 298.0 64.3 86.2 115.1 32.1 0.3

1982–83 348.0 66.7 102.1 141.1 37.8 0.3

1983–84 383.2 74.2 110.0 155.3 43.4 0.3

1984–85 414.8 78.0 122.1 170.7 43.8 0.2

1985–86 422.6 85.7 129.2 195.9 11.5 0.3

1986–87 465.5 91.1 150.1 223.5 0.5 0.3

1987–88 493.5 95.6 157.5 240.1 — 0.3

1988–89 601.3 106.8 203.6 290.6 — 0.3

1989–90 956.7 398.7 191.3 366.2 — 0.5

1990–91¹ 1,014.8 404.8 220.6 389.2 — 0.2

1991–92¹ 1,059.2 395.1 237.6 426.0 — 0.5

¹ Estimated.

² Mainly income from pay and amenity beds.

³ Figures for 1978–90 are from the appropriation accounts and for 1990–991–rom the Vote Estimates.

Number of beds in private institutions
Year	Nursing Homes	¹Hospitals
1985	414	24
1986	478	24
1987–88	616	24
1988–89	936	34
1989–90	1,201	34
1990–91	1,218	34
¹ Private institutions with operating theatres.

NHS hospitals, York Health Authority
Year	Hospital doctors in York Health Authority—30 September each year analysis by WTE¹	Directly Employed Staff in post at 30 September each year — York DHA (WTE)²	Total Number of
			In-patients	Day Cases
1979	—	—	27,296	4,444
1980	—	—	28,085	4,658
1981	—	—	28,330	4,548
1982	89.9	4,340	27,071	3,796
1983	88.2	4,290	29,641	4,444
1984	89.7	4,590	30,020	4,469
1985	79.8	4,420	31,646	4,801
1986	84.0	4,370	32,596	5,686
1987–88	88.4	4,310	34,062	4,549
1988–89	87.4	4,230	³34,176	5,523
1988–89	—	—	⁴38,184	5,523
1989–90	98.7	3,970	39,434	5,626
1990–;91	79.6	3,950	39,530	5,425
Notes:
¹ Please note that the figures include permanent paid and honorary staff but exclude consultants and senior registrars whose contracts are held by the region. Details therefore refer to junior doctors, clerical assistants and hospital practitioners. Information prior to 1982 is not available.
Mental health services transferred from Clifton Hospital, York to Harrogate, Northallerton and Scarborough in 1982. Doctors transferred with the service.
² (1) All figures are rounded to the nearest ten whole-time equivalent.
(2) Medical staff-figures include permanent paid and honorary staff but exclude consultants and senior registrars whose contracts are held by the region.
(3) Figures include agency nursing and midwifery staff.
Information prior to 1982 is not available. Information in terms of total hours worked is not collected centrally.
³ discharges and deaths
⁴ finished consultant episodes
in-patients 1979—1988–89 discharges and deaths
in-patients 1988–89—1990–91 finished consultant episodes 1990–91 figures provisional

Breakdown of income from charges which supports the data shown in table 4 of Cm. 1913
		Breakdown of income from charges
Year	Total income from charges £ million	Hospitals²£ million	Pharmaceutical £ million	General dental £ million	General ophthalmic £ million	Welfare foods £ million
1978–79	141.0	35.0	24.0	55.3	26.5	0.2
1979–80	171.0	38.2	39.1	66.3	27.2	0.2
1980–81	245.0	52.5	71.2	92.0	29.0	0.3
1981–82	298.0	64.3	86.2	115.1	32.1	0.3
1982–83	348.0	66.7	102.1	141.1	37.8	0.3
1983–84	383.2	74.2	110.0	155.3	43.4	0.3
1984–85	414.8	78.0	122.1	170.7	43.8	0.2
1985–86	422.6	85.7	129.2	195.9	11.5	0.3
1986–87	465.5	91.1	150.1	223.5	0.5	0.3
1987–88	493.5	95.6	157.5	240.1	—	0.3
1988–89	601.3	106.8	203.6	290.6	—	0.3
1989–90	956.7	398.7	191.3	366.2	—	0.5
1990–91¹	1,014.8	404.8	220.6	389.2	—	0.2
1991–92¹	1,059.2	395.1	237.6	426.0	—	0.5
¹ Estimated.
² Mainly income from pay and amenity beds.
³ Figures for 1978–90 are from the appropriation accounts and for 1990–991–rom the Vote Estimates.