asked the Minister for Health the annual cost of staffing, provisioning and maintaining county homes and long-stay hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Long Stay Hospital Care.
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The overall non-capital cost of providing services in health board long-stay hospitals (including institutions formerly classified as county homes) is estimated at £56.3 million in respect of 1985. This estimate covers staffing and other costs referred to by the Deputy.