HL Deb 14 October 1997 vol 582 c146WA
Baroness Cumberlege

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the average cost of treating an NHS patient on the waiting list.

Baroness Jay of Paddington

Inpatient expenditure is not broken down by type of admission. The average cost for all acute inpatient episodes in England, was estimated to be £995 in 1995–96.