§ Ms JowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much is spent per capita in health services for residents in(a) London, (b) Birmingham, (c) Manchester, 73W (d) Liverpool, (e) Leeds, (f) Newcastle and (g) in England as a whole; and what proportion is spent on treatment (i) in hospital and (ii) by community services, excluding the element of cost which is attributable to medical education and research.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe table gives per capita spend for 1992–93, the latest year for which expenditure data are available. The figures include non-cash-limited family health services expenditure in addition to expenditure on cash-limited hospital and community health services. Expenditure by district health authorities as purchasers of hospital and community health services is not separately identifiable in the information collected by the Department.
The figures will include some element of expenditure on research and medical education.
District health authorities spend per capita £ Family health services authorities spend per capita £ Total spend per capita £ London 460 124 584 Birmingham 417 132 549 Manchester 654 137 791 Liverpool 487 142 629 Leeds 381 140 521 Newcastle 514 135 649 TOTAL ENGLAND 378 132 510 Source:
Expenditure—Annual accounts of health authorities (England).
Population—Mid-year population estimates for 1992 (1991 Census based)
Notes:
- 1. There is additional hospital and community health services expenditure from national and regional top-sliced budgets.
- 2. Figures exclude expenditure by the London Postgraduate Hospitals Special Health Authorities. London residents are the main users.