§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his answer of 18 July 1995,Official Report, columns 1119–20, if he will now confirm and update the figures on private patient income. [39952]
§ Mr. MossThe table shows income from private patients for each health and social services board for 1994–95. This information has been extracted from the 1994–95 accounts of the health and social services boards. These accounts are as yet unaudited and therefore the figures supplied may be subject to change.
In my previous reply, I provided unaudited figures for trusts for 1994–95. The trusts accounts have now been audited and I can now confirm these figures.
Private patient income for each health and social services board—1994–95 Health and social services board Total private patient income 1994–95 £ Northern Board 314,791 Southern Board 23,343 Eastern Board 0 Western Board 179,037 Total — Northern Ireland 517,171
§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list, by trust in each region, details of income from private patients for 1993–94 and 1994–95(a) as a total and (b) as a percentage of total trust income. [39951]
§ Mr. MossThe information requested for health and social services trusts for 1993–94 and 1994–95 years is outlined in tables 1 and 2. For the years in questions there were no trusts in either the Northern or the Western health and social services board areas.
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Table 1: Private patients income 1993–94 HSS Trusts Total private patient income £000 Total income £000 Private patient income as a percentage of total income Per cent. Eastern Board Area Belfast City Hospital 412 78,765 0.52 Eastern Ambulance 1 6,491 0.02 Greenpark 315 41,414 0.76 Royal Group of Hospitals 1,308 113,621 1.15 Ulster, North Down and Ards Hospitals 463 48,951 0.95 Southern Board Area Craigavon Area Hospital 227 42,048 0.54 Total—Northern Ireland 2,726 331,290 0.82
Table 2: Private patients income 1994–95 HSS Trust Total private patient income £000 Total income £000 Private patient income as a percentage of total income per cent. Eastern Board Area Belfast City Hospital 426 81,463 0.52 Down and Lisburn 46 75,649 0.06 Eastern Ambulance 8 7,052 0.11 Greenpark 371 44,953 0.83 Mater Infirmorum Hospital 16 17,429 0.09 North Down and Ards Community 0 31,485 — North and West Belfast Community 0 65,192 — Royal Group of Hospitals 1,366 121,370 1.13 South and East Belfast Community 27 75,286 0.04 Ulster North Down and Ards Hospitals 413 52,269 0.79 Southern Board Area Craigavon Area Hospital 142 42,791 0.33 Craigavon and Banbridge 0 28,130 — Community Newry and Mourne 159 39,344 0.4 Total—Northern Ireland 2,974 682,413 0.44