Health Care from Non-NHS Providers

HC Deb 17 October 1995 vol 264 cc200-1W

Mrs. Beckett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent on purchasing care from non-NHS providers by fundholders, trusts, heath authorities and in total in each year since 1990. [37425]

Mr. Sackville

The table details expenditure on purchasing care for 1991–92, 1992–93 and 1993–94 for general practitioner fundholders, national health services trusts, health authorities and in total. Figures for 1990–91 are not available.

Purchase of health care from non-NHS providers (England) 1991–92 to 1993–94
£ thousands
	1991–92	1992–93	19943–94
GP fundholders	3,698	13,127	29,899
NHS trusts	12,204	45,436	50,386
Health authorities	194,471	210,558	277,716
Total	210,373	269,121	358,001

Source:

1. Annual accounts of family health services authorities; regional, districts and special health authorities for the London postgraduate hospitals, 1992–93 and 1993–94.

2. Annual financial returns of NHS trusts, regional, district and special health authorities for the London postgraduates hospitals 1991–92.