asked the Minister for Health the average cost per occupied bed in 1979, 1982, 1983, and estimated for 1984, in each of the following: (a) voluntary public general hospitals; (b) voluntary special hospitals; (c) regional hospitals; (d) county hospitals; (e) district (short stay) hospitals; (f) district (long stay) hospitals; (g) health board long stay geriatric homes and (h) health board welfare homes.
Written Answers. - Hospital Bed Occupancy Costs.
676.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:
|
Hospital Type |
1979 |
1982 |
1983 |
Estimated Cost 1984 |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
(a) Voluntary public general hospitals |
365.01 |
720.26 |
798.00 |
871.48 |
|
(b) Voluntary special hospitals |
326.52 |
647.59 |
742.75 |
802.64 |
|
(c) Regional hospitals |
412.82 |
770.03 |
821.08 |
842.97 |
|
(d) County hospitals |
324.86 |
629.47 |
656.04 |
674.59 |
|
(e) District (short stay) hospitals |
149.80 |
239.43 |
286.27 |
287.50 |
|
(f) District (long stay) hospitals |
126.22 |
217.44 |
247.60 |
267.67 |
|
(g) Health board long stay geriatric homes* |
61.30 |
116.39 |
154.61 |
159.00 |
|
(h) Health board welfare homes* |
40.72 |
68.30 |
76.80 |
85.90 |
* Statistics in relation to health board long stay geriatric homes and health board welfare homes are not readily available in a format to enable the calculation of average weekly cost per occupied bed. The costs shown for these centres relate to average weekly cost per patient. Due to the extremely high occupancy levels in these centres average weekly cost per patient would match very closely the average weekly cost per occupied bed. The figures cover both in-patient and out-patient costs where such costs arise.