HL Deb 25 February 2002 vol 631 c188WA
Baroness Barker

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the estimated average daily cost of laundry for a hospital patient. [HL2663]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Costs for laundry services are not broken down in various patient groups (eg. in-patients, day cases, out-patient attendances, accident and emergency attendances etc.). The average daily total cost of laundry per occupied in-patient bed is £2.69, based on current 2000–01 figures available.