§ Mr. DowdTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what estimate he has made of the effect of the projected reduction in the purchasing budget of the Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham health authority on the number of(a) patient treatments and (b) operations in the current financial year; and if he will list them by category and hospital; [10433]
(2) what resources he plans to transfer to Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham health authority in the current financial year. [10434]
§ Mr. HoramThe hospital and community health services general revenue allocation for Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham health authority in 1996–97 is £390 million which represents a real terms increase of £2.5 million, and a cash increase of £12.8 million.
In addition, the health authority has received £4 million in short-term funding to support it during a period of major structural and strategic change and £1.4 million from the mental health challenge fund.
There has been no reduction to the purchasing budget of Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham health authority. The integrated hospital and community health services revenue allocation for 1997–98 is £441 million, which represents a real terms increase of £9.4 million, and a cash increase of £18 million. This includes a general revenue allocation of £420.6 million which represents a real terms increase of £7.6 million, and a cash increase of £15.9 million.