§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what changes her Department has made to the health service provision for elderly members of ethnic communities in(a) London and (b) England, following her recent survey.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe final reports of studies carried out by the Age Concern institute of gerontology of health and social services provision for elderly people from ethnic minorities have been carefully assessed, and executive summaries of each have been commissioned as a prelude to determining how best the research findings might be disseminated.
The 1993 Royal College of Physicians publication "Access to health care for people from black and ethnic minorities", copies of which will be placed in the Library,
Directly Managed Unit Private Patient Income by Region Region/SHA 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 Northern 2,071,309 1,877,310 1,332,230 Yorkshire 5,044,191 4,541,752 2,551,178 Trent 2,877,057 3,464,673 2,615,399 East Anglia 5,278,653 7,318,941 6,068,307 North West Thames 13,377,772 13,984,258 11,082,874 North East Thames 16,267,305 11,158,170 9,893,003 South East Thames 11,023,826 11,692,162 12,558,427 South West Thames 4,150,714 3,527,592 2,966,909 Wessex 3,322,716 4,383,335 3,530,475 Oxford 9,510,480 9,724,622 10,803,281 South Western 4,821,114 2,111,512 1,484,225 West Midlands 5,612,685 6,326,507 5,525,374 Mersey 2,051,833 2,006,183 312,253 North Western 6,644,907 4,949,840 4,127,700 Special Health Authorities 16,677,193 21,512,694 23,942,774 Total Income 108,731,755 108,579,551 98,794,409 Source: Annual accounts for regional health authorities, district health authorities and London postgraduate special health authorities.
Notes:
1. The figures in the table include money received from NHS patients paying for accommodation in single rooms or small wards—section 63, NHS Act 1977—private in-patients—section 65—and private non-resident patients—section 66.
2. Overseas visitors—section 121—have been excluded as these are not separately identifiable for all the years requested.
3. The 1992–93 figures are provisional and subject to National Audit Office audit amendment.
§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much income by region has been generated by private patient facilities in national health service hospitals in each year since 1987–88.
§ Mr. SackvilleI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave the hon. Member for Bristol, South (Ms Primarolo) on 31 January at columns531–32.
976Wincludes a paper by the Department's adviser in ethnic minority health which draws on the institute of gerontology's work. This sets out, for the use of health service purchasers and professionals in the field, the principles which should underline the provision of health care for black and ethnic minority elderly people. It is of course the responsibility of district health authorities to assess the health needs of their resident populations, including the ethnic communities, and to ensure that appropriate services are made available.
§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been private patient income of directly managed units in each year since 1990–91 nationally and by region.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe total income figures shown in the table have decreased due to the decreasing number of directly managed units in 1991–92 and 1992–93.