Vol. 544 No. 3
352 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children if public hospital charges for casualty, out-patient public ward accommodation, semi-private ward accommodation, private ward accommodation or for day care treatment have been changed in making up the Estimates for 2002; and the values in each case which will apply in 2002. [29056/01]
No increase in public hospital charges for casualty and out-patient public ward accommodation was provided for in the Estimates for 2002. Provision has been made for an increase in the charges for private and semi-private accommodation in public hospitals. The impact of this measure will be an average increase of about 15% for such accommodation from 1 January 2002, and in the context of a 15% increase the following values would apply:
|
Hospital category |
Private accommodation |
Semi-private accommodation |
Day care |
|
Health board regional hospitalsVoluntary and joint board teaching hospitals |
274.52 |
214.65 |
197.13 |
|
Health board county hospitalsVoluntary non-teaching hospitals |
227.79 |
183.99 |
163.54 |
|
Health board district hospitals |
141.64 |
121.20 |
105.13 |
