HC Deb 19 September 2003 vol 410 cc1296-7W
Dr. Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent on genito-urinary medicine services in(a) each of the past three financial years and (b) 1997–98. [131019]

Miss Melanie Johnson

Hospital and community health services expenditure on genito-urinary medicine services for each of the past three financial years and 1997–98 are shown in the table1.

£ million
Expenditure
2001–02 182.13
2000–012 157.138
1999–2000 171.593
1997–98 137.367

1 In 1999–2000, one NHS trust recorded expenditure on HIV/ AIDS within the speciality genito-urinary medicine. However, in 2000–01 the trust reclassified this expenditure and recorded it within the speciality infectious diseases.

2 Following further validation of the data, this is a revised figure for 2000–01.

Sources:

Annual financial returns of NHS trusts, 1997–98 and 1999–2000 to 2001–02.

Annual financial returns of primary care trusts, 2000–01 to 2001–02.

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