§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what amounts of revenue were gathered for the NHS by the operation of pay beds for each health board area in Scotland for each financial year since 1979. [16334]
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 27 March 1995]: The following table has been derived from health board annual accounts and shows revenue generated for the NHS by the operation of pay beds for each health board area in Scotland for each financial year since 1979. The amounts shown from 1992–93 onwards do not include pay beds sited in NHS trust hospitals. Information on pay beds for NHS trust hospitals is not collected centrally.
for which figures are available and for each national health service hospital in Scotland. [16329]
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 27 March 1995]: The following tables have been derived from health board annual accounts. The latest year in which numbers of pay beds were collected was 1988. The latest year in which amounts of revenue raised through the operation of pay beds was 1993. The pay bed numbers for 1979 and 1988 are the total for health boards. A breakdown to hospital level is not available centrally.
The revenue figure for 1993 excludes any revenue collected by NHS trust hospitals. Information on pay beds for NHS trust hospitals is not collected centrally.
Table 1: Number of NHS Pay Beds Year Number of pay beds 1979 114 1988 113
Table 2: Revenue, from NHS pay beds managed by Health Boards Year £ 1979 195,946 1988 174,953 1993 163,376