§ Mr. SimsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the annual expenditure within the national health service on(a) computers in hospital and (b) computers in general practice for each year since 1990.
§ Mr. Sackville[holding answer 27 April 1993]: The available information for 1990–91 and 1991–92 is shown in the table.
rent and leasing.
3. The figures for general medical services are the costs of direct reimbursements made by family health service authorities to general medical practitioners for computers.
4. The table excludes costs incurred by family health services authorities on their administrative functions etc., and by special health authorities providing central services to the national health service.