§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money was held in hospital accounts in respect of the balance of patients' money in each of the last five years in each NHS region. [18794]
§ Mr. HoramThe information is given in the table.
Clinical and Clinical support (5 per cent. in the last year): Anaesthetics, Bio-Engineering, Chiropody, Clinical Coding, Continuing Care for the Elderly, Central Sterile Supply Department, Hospital sterilizing and Disinfecting Unit Dental, Clinical Genetics, Haematology, Infection Control, In-Vitro Fertilisation Services, Lithotripsy, Medical Physics, Mobility Provisions, Medical Photography, Nuclear Medicine, Ophthalmology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Occupational Health, Orthotics, Occupational Therapy, Oxygen Therapy Units, Prosthetics, Pathology, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Patient Appliances, Radiology, Speech Therapy, Termination of Pregnancy, Perfusionists, Mobile Cardiac Catheterisation.Building and Engineering (4 per cent. in the last year): Building and Engineering, Design Electrical, Energy Management, Estates Management, Fire Systems, Flooring, Repairs and maintenance, Gas Supply, Glazing, Lighting, Painting, Water Services.Building and equipment/Systems Maintenance (16 per cent. in the last year): Building, Building and Engineering, Estates, Equipment/Systems.105WTraining (1 per cent. in the last year)—Education, Fire, Staff.Notes:
1. There is no standard definition of services or list of services within the NHS and those listed above relate to units' interpretation.
2. Service headings such as "Hotel Services" and "Facilities Management" include a wide and varying range of individual services e.g. catering, portering, security car parking. Again there is no set pattern of which services make up hotel services, and so on; the information relates to individual provider units' interpretation.