NHS (South Tyneside)

HC Deb 29 March 2004 vol 419 cc1220-1W

Mr. Hepburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent per capita by the NHS in South Tyneside in each year since 1997; and what spending is projected for 2004. [162864]

Miss Melanie Johnson

Available information on the average amount of national health service spending per weighted head for the former Gateshead and South Tyneside Health Authority for 1996–97 to 2001–02 is shown in table 1. The information for 2002–03 is not available in the same format and is shown as the average spending per weighted head for the Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Strategic Health Authority. Revenue allocations per weighted head for 2003–04 to 2004–05 are shown in table 2.

Table 1: Expenditure per head by health authority area
Expenditure per head (£)
Gateshead and South Tyneside Health Authority area
1996–97	645.55
1997–98	614.40
1998–99	631.75
1999–2000	727.51
2000–01	784.29
2001–02	886.71
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Strategic Health Authority area
2002–03	997.49

Table 2: Primary care trust revenue allocations by strategic health authority area
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Strategic Health Authority area	Revenue allocations per head (£)
2003–04	915
2004–05	1,001

Notes:

1. 1. 2002–03 data remains provisional.
2. 2. Revenue allocations to primary care trusts 2003–04 to 2004–05.
3. 3. Weighted population figures 1996–97 to 2004–05.

Sources:

Average daily number of available beds by sector — Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust 1996–97 to 2002–03
	All Specialties1	General and acute	Acute	Geriatric	Mental illness	Learning disability	Maternity	Day only
1996–97	1,194	928	772	155	195	0	71	47
1997–98	1,190	934	779	156	193	0	62	38
1998–99	1,152	911	751	161	179	0	61	47
1999–2000	1,110	894	741	153	168	0	47	73
2000–01	1,163	968	812	156	156	0	39	63
2001–02	949	949	789	161	0	0	0	75
2002–03	905	905	743	162	0	0	0	71
1Excluding day only.

Source:

Department of Health from KH03

Average daily number of available beds by sector — Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trus,1996–97 to 2002–03
	All specialties1	General and acute	Acute	Geriatric	Mental illness	Learning disability	Maternity	Day only
1996–97	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	627	590	456	134	0	0	37	41
2000–01	653	616	481	135	0	0	37	52
2001–02	605	569	456	112	0	0	36	58
2002–03	604	568	487	80	0	0	36	7
1Excluding day only.

Source:

Department of Health form KH03