§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the most recent available average cost of(a) an in-patient, (b) an out-patient and (c) an accident emergency episode of treatment in England.
§ Mr. SackvilleInformation for 1991–92 is shown in the table. The figures are not comparable with data from financial returns, for earlier years due to the inclusion of capital charges and overheads.
Average cost of in-patient, out-patient and accident and emergency services 1991–92, England Average costs (£) In-patient1 per episode 1,234 Out-patient2 per attendance 54 Accident and emergency3 per attendance 35 1 Patients using a bed including day cases. 2 Figure obtained by using total attendance data. 3 Total attendance of patients using accident and emergency services. Source: Specialty and Programme Cost Return HFR22/TFR2