HC Deb 30 November 1994 vol 250 cc738-41W
Mr. Robert Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which health boards in Scotland have purchased treatment from private sector hospitals; which private hospitals have had such contracts; which medical specialities and what number of patients have been involved; and what is the value of such contracts.

Mr. Lang

[holding answer 28 November 1994]: Centrally available information on NHS patients treated in Private Hospitals is shown in the tables. The information shown refers to health board of residence and may include treatments purchased by GP fundholders.

National health service patients seen at private hospitals, 1992
Health board of residence/hospital Specialty general surgery Orthopaedics Cardiothoracic surgery Plastic surgery Acute mixed All specialities
Scotland
Bon Secours — — — 1 5 6
Nuffield — — — 1 121 122
Ross Hall — 72 231 — 2 305
Murrayfield 8 — — — 1 9
Total 8 72 231 2 129 442

National health service patients seen at private hospitals, 1993
Health board of residence/hospital Specialty general surgery Plastic surgery Acute mixed All specialities
Argyll and Clyde
Bon Secours — 6 4 10
Nuffield — 4 94 98
Ross Hall 1 17 1 19
Total 1 27 99 127
Ayrshire and Arran
Bon Secours — 6 2 8
Nuffield — 1 9 10
Ross Hall — 10 11 21
Total — 17 17
Dumfries and Galloway
Bon Secours — 1 — 1
Ross Hall — 4 — 4
Total — 5 — 5
Fife
Ross Hall — 1 — 1
Total — 1 — 1
Forth Valley
Bon Secours — 2 2 4
Nuffield — — 1 1
Ross Hall — 3 — 3
Total — 5 3 8
Grampian
Ross Hall — 1 — 1
Total — 1 — 1
Greater Glasgow
Bon Secours — 33 59 92
Nuffield — 7 27 34
Ross Hall 17 33 — 50
Total 17 73 86 176
Lanarkshire
Bon Secours — 23 11 34
Nuffield — 8 26 34
Ross Hall — 3 — 3
Total — 34 37 71
Lothian
Murrayfield — — 1 1
Total — — 1 1
Western Isles
Nuffield — 1 1 2
Total — 1 1 2

National health service patients seen at private hospitals, 1993
Health board of residence/hospital Specialty general surgery Plastic surgery Acute mixed All specialities
Scotland
Non Secours — 71 78 149
Nuffleld — 21 158 179
Ross Hall 18 72 1 91
Murrayfield — — 1 1
Total 18 164 238 420