HC Deb 19 January 1995 vol 252 cc632-3W
Mrs. Beckett

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many private in-patients and out-patients were treated in NHS hospitals; and what was the total income earned from private patients in each of the last five years, and by health authority.

Mr. Richards

[holding answer 13 January 1995]: Information on the number of private in-patient cases, out-patient attendances and day case attendances is given in the table. Individual patients may appear more than once in the table.

Health authority area1 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–942
In-patient cases3
Clwyd 388 419 394 365 370
East Dyfed 637 348 195 154 106
Gwent 48 106 109 99 140
Gwynedd 229 244 272 171 110
Mid Glamorgan 297 173 230 146 144
Pembrokeshire 135 159 79 44 64
Powys
South Glamorgan 111 118 118 119 97
West Glamorgan 149 193 161 159 173
Wales 1,994 1,760 1,558 1,257 1,204
Out-patient attendances3
Clwyd 2,267 3,167 2,511 2,343 2,187
East Dyfed 2,441 1,839 1,779 1,809 1,254
Gwent 70 78 65 90 130
Gwynedd 290 367 235 289 266
Mid Glamorgan 672 692 881 491 239
Pembrokeshire 1,534 1,489 1,673 1,225 1,259
Powys 5
South Glamorgan 1,058 1,163 1,008 733 752
West Glamorgan 624 917 863 963 1,029
Wales 8,956 9,712 9,015 7,948 7,116
Day case attendances3
Clwyd 513 129 103 103 145
East Dyfed 452 151 92 114 135
Gwent 47 105 116 126 106
Gwynedd 182 117 258 126 132
Mid Glamorgan 139 126 168 151 174
Pembrokeshire 149 85 60 46 81
Powys
South Glamorgan 5 8 4 1 2
West Glamorgan 364 504 346 357 251
Wales 1,851 1,225 1,147 1,024 1,026
Income (£ thousands)4
Clwyd 433 543 605 651 775
East Dyfed 355 259 250 215 242
Gwent 77 141 167 220 374
Gwynedd 238 260 270 181 155
Mid Glamorgan 99 147 231 282 339
Pembrokeshire 129 130 133 155 96
Powys 2 1
South Glamorgan 136 152 253 246 450
West Glamorgan 171 222 264 302 478
Wales 1,638 1,854 2,173 2,254 2,910
1 Figures for NHS trusts have been allocated to the health authority area in which they are situated.
2 Provisional.
3 The number of patients refer to those treated privately i.e. accommodation and treatment were paid for by the patient.
4 Income figures include all fees from privately treated patients as well as money received from NHS patients paying for accommodation in single rooms or small wards.