§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list(a) the administrative cost of the NHS by region and (b) the cost of publicity and public relations of the NHS by region in the last year for which figures are available. [84830]
§ Mr. DenhamThe table provides information on National Health Service management costs in health authorities and NHS trusts, by region for 1996–97. Information on 1997–98 expenditure on NHS management costs will be published shortly.
NHS management costs 1996–97 Northern and Yorkshire 210,357 Trent 158,607 Anglia and Oxford 160,475 North Thames 294,149 South Thames 265,615 South and West 193,069 West Midlands 174,397 Northern and Yorkshire 219,131 England 1,675,800 Notes:
1. Excludes expenditure on general practitioner fundholder practice fund management allowances
2. Figures in £000
Expenditure on publicity and public relations is not collected centrally as a specific item. Information about NHS expenditure on advertising is given in the following table. It includes expenditure in a number of different areas, including recruitment advertising, health promotion initiatives, and measures to improve local accountability such as the production of annual reports and information about services.
Advertising expenditure in trusts and health authorities 1997–98 Northern and Yorkshire 4,694,683 Trent 4,212,484 Anglia and Oxford 5,302,599 North Thames 11,084,233 South Thames 8,428,801 South and West 5,739,418 West Midlands 4,789,712 Northern and Yorkshire 4,558,358 Source:
Financial Returns of Trusts and Health Authorities 1996–97 to 1997–98.