Vol. 498 No. 6
129 Mrs. Owen asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will supply figures for each health board in relation to the number of applicants under the drug refund schemes for 1997 and to date in 1998; and the cost to each health board for the scheme for this period. [28180/98]
The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table.
|
Health Board |
No. of applications received in 1997 |
Cost of claims per health board in 1997 |
No. of applications received from Jan-Aug 1998 |
Cost of claims per health board from Jan-Aug 1998 |
|
£m |
£m |
|||
|
Eastern |
68,986 |
12,279,325 |
56,297 |
9,875,726 |
|
Midlands |
7,132 |
974,471 |
5,778 |
763,844 |
|
Mid-Western |
8,913 |
1,290,394 |
6,397 |
909,462 |
|
North-Eastern |
11,666 |
1,751,470 |
6,685 |
898,483 |
|
North-Western |
8,499 |
669,518 |
4,039 |
539,580 |
|
South-Eastern |
17,015 |
2,015,598 |
14,011 |
1,701,161 |
|
Southern |
31,807 |
4,003,428 |
26,259 |
3,285,898 |
|
Western |
10,826 |
1,468,619 |
8,699 |
1,204,303 |
|
Total |
164,844 |
24,452,823 |
128,165 |
19,178,457 |
