§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what was the average daily cost per patient for all specialties in directly managed units and national health service trusts for each year since 1988–89;
444WFinal expenditure limits and outturn, inclusive of administrative costs, against expenditure limits for each round 1 city challenge partnership in 1992–93 and 1993–94 and each round 2 partnership in 1993–94 are as follows:
(2) what was the average daily cost per patient for surgical specialties in directly managed units and national health service trusts in each year since 1988–89.
§ Mr. SackvilleInformation for the financial years 1991–92 and 1992–93 is shown in the table. The first wave of national health service trusts was established in April 1991. Comparable data for previous years are not available.
1991–92 1992–93 Surgical Specialties NHS Trusts £227.64 £226.76 DMUs £228.34 £246.74 All Specialties NHS Trusts £175.38 £164.33 DMUs £155.61 £167.80 Source: Annual financial returns of regional, district and special health authorities and NHS trusts (1991–92 and 1992–93).
Notes:
1. Surgical specialties include general surgery, urology, trauma and orthopaedics, ENT, ophthalmology, gynaecology, dental specialties, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, cardiothoracic surgery and paediatric surgery.
2. Figures are based on in-patients and day cases.
3. Figures include overheads and capital charges.