§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much income has been generated by private patient facilities in national health service hospitals in each year since 1987–88.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe amount of income generated by private patient facilities in national health service hospitals in each year since 1987–88 was as follows:
£000s 1987–88 1,213 1988–89 1,388 1989–90 1,638 1990–91 1,855 1991–92 2,173 1992–93 2,099 Source:
Health Authorities' Annual Accounts.
Pembrokeshire NHS Trust Accounts.
Notes:
1 Consists of money received from NHS patients paying for accommodation in single rooms or small wards (Section 63 NHS Act), private in-patients (Section 65), private non-resident patients (Section 66) and accommodation and services provided under Section 58 of the NHS Act 1977.
2 Overseas visitors (Section 121) not eligible for free treatment have been excluded.
§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many patients have been treated in national health service hospitals private facilities in each year since 1987–88.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe information available, which relates to private patient attendances at national health service hospitals, is given in the following table. The figures do not relate to the number of people treated because an individual person may be treated more than once.
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In-patient cases Out-patient attendances Day case attendances Regular day attendances 1987–88 1,717 11,210 1,221 — 1988–89 1,775 10,737 1,396 — 1989–90 1,994 8,956 1,851 — 1990–91 1,760 9,712 1,225 — 1991–92 1,558 9,015 1,147 5 1992–93 1,257 7,948 1,024 —