§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his latest estimate of the average cost per in-patient episode. [4494]
§ Mr. HoramThe information is shown in the table. Figures relate to the net expenditure incurred on hospital specialities and include overhead costs. The figures are based on patients using a bed, including day cases, and relate to finished consultant episodes.
Average cost per patient episode in England Average cost per episode£ 1992–93 1,240 1993–94 1,163 1994–95 1,092 Figures for 1994–95 are provisional.Source:Annual financial returns of regions, districts and special health authorities for the London postgraduate hospitals and NHS trusts.