asked the Minister for Health if he will give details for each year since the health boards were established, including estimates for recent years for which there are no final figures, of expenditure by each board as follows: (a) general hospital care programme; (b) special hospital care programme; (c) general medical services; (d) other community care programmes; and (e) other expenditures.
Written Answers. - Health Boards Expenditure.
The information as requested concerning expenditure on services financed directly by health boards is set out in the attached tabular statements.
NET HEALTH EXPENDITURE — HEALTH BOARDS
(£millions)
(a) General Hospitals
Health Board |
1971/72 |
1972/73 |
1973/74 |
1974 (9 months) |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978* |
1979* |
1980* |
Eastern |
8.918 |
12.614 |
13.942 |
2.925 |
4.334 |
4.591 |
5.532 |
6.521 |
8.429 |
11.961 |
Midland |
1.600 |
2.267 |
2.704 |
2.107 |
3.520 |
3.877 |
4.503 |
5.512 |
6.826 |
9.473 |
Mid-Western |
2.676 |
3.156 |
3.672 |
2.956 |
5.421 |
6.216 |
7.202 |
9.057 |
11.800 |
16.304 |
North-Eastern |
2.101 |
2.711 |
3.200 |
2.030 |
3.761 |
4.389 |
4846 |
6.602 |
7.295 |
10.117 |
North-Western |
1.459 |
2.085 |
2.394 |
1.913 |
4.187 |
4.459 |
5.256 |
7.143 |
8.958 |
12.501 |
South-Eastern |
3.019 |
3.921 |
4.706 |
3.263 |
6.224 |
7.143 |
8.351 |
9.675 |
12.942 |
17.872 |
Southern |
4.737 |
6.616 |
7.604 |
6.242 |
11.002 |
12.519 |
13.565 |
16.488 |
24.908 |
32.809 |
Western |
3.261 |
4.497 |
5.329 |
4.782 |
9.261 |
10.394 |
12.998 |
16.918 |
20.401 |
28.514 |
Total |
27.771 |
37.867 |
43.551 |
26.218 |
47.710 |
53.588 |
62.253 |
77.916 |
101.559 |
139.551 |
* Estimated.
Note: Figures for 1971/72, 1972/73, 1973/74 include capitation payments to voluntary institutions. Thereafter such institutions were funded direct by the Department.
NET HEALTH EXPENDITURE — HEALTH BOARDS
(£millions)
(b) Special Hospitals
Health Board |
1971/72 |
1972/73 |
1973/74 |
1974 (9 months) |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978* |
1979* |
1980* |
Eastern |
6.476 |
8.413 |
10.869 |
8.114 |
14.832 |
15.662 |
18.069 |
21.750 |
26.899 |
36.937 |
Midland |
1.662 |
2.124 |
2.675 |
2.050 |
3.534 |
4.009 |
5.366 |
6.944 |
8.081 |
11.097 |
Mid-Western |
2.069 |
2.872 |
3.813 |
3.112 |
5.531 |
6.537 |
7.379 |
8.425 |
10.756 |
14.770 |
North-Eastern |
2.022 |
2.476 |
3.197 |
2.544 |
4.334 |
4.607 |
4.918 |
6.557 |
7.092 |
9.739 |
North-Western |
1.589 |
2.010 |
2.659 |
2.175 |
4.043 |
4.496 |
5.441 |
6.376 |
7.843 |
10.769 |
South-Eastern |
2.674 |
3.152 |
4.275 |
3.783 |
6.023 |
6.474 |
8.020 |
10.641 |
13.707 |
18.822 |
Southern |
3.819 |
4.583 |
5.948 |
4.310 |
8.026 |
9.141 |
10.737 |
13.054 |
18.240 |
25.047 |
Western |
3.282 |
2.731 |
5.315 |
4.119 |
7.246 |
8.193 |
8.921 |
11.288 |
13.399 |
18.399 |
Total |
23.593 |
28.361 |
38.751 |
30.207 |
53.569 |
59.119 |
68.851 |
85.035 |
106.017 |
145.580 |
* Estimated.
Note: Figures for 1971/72, 1972/73, 1973/74 include capitation payments to voluntary institutions. Thereafter such institutions were funded direct by the Department.
NET HEALTH EXPENDITURE — HEALTH BOARDS
(£millions)
(c) General Medical Services
Health Board |
1971/72 |
1972/73 |
1973/74 |
1974 (9 months) |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978* |
1979* |
1980* |
Eastern |
1.871 |
4.047 |
4.809 |
4.662 |
9.119 |
11.227 |
12.475 |
16.144 |
19.448 |
26.706 |
Midland |
0.462 |
0.733 |
1.153 |
1.074 |
2.246 |
2.558 |
3.073 |
3.800 |
4.730 |
6.495 |
Mid-Western |
0.779 |
1.090 |
1.613 |
1.380 |
2.759 |
3.120 |
3.907 |
4.812 |
5.430 |
7.456 |
North-Eastern |
0.594 |
0.979 |
1.521 |
1.413 |
3.187 |
3.406 |
3.943 |
4.397 |
5.247 |
7.205 |
North-Western |
0.607 |
0.972 |
1.457 |
1.529 |
3.493 |
3.915 |
4.644 |
5.457 |
7.706 |
10.582 |
South-Eastern |
0.847 |
1.302 |
1.942 |
1.900 |
3.329 |
3.735 |
4.227 |
5.388 |
6.657 |
9.141 |
Southern |
1.198 |
1.958 |
2.961 |
2.516 |
5.278 |
6.011 |
6.958 |
9.352 |
10.054 |
13.806 |
Western |
0.933 |
1.462 |
2.583 |
2.886 |
5.293 |
6.172 |
6.970 |
9.221 |
11.671 |
16.026 |
Total |
7.291 |
12.543 |
18.039 |
17.360 |
34.704 |
40.144 |
46.197 |
58.571 |
70.943 |
97.417 |
* Estimated.
NET HEALTH EXPENDITURE — HEALTH BOARDS
(£millions)
(d) Other Community Care Programmes
Health Board |
1971/72 |
1972/73 |
1973/74 |
1974 (9 months) |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978* |
1979* |
1980* |
Eastern |
2.268 |
2.691 |
3.280 |
2.993 |
5.216 |
5.433 |
6.938 |
8.119 |
9.878 |
13.564 |
Midland |
0.521 |
0.614 |
0.783 |
0.730 |
1.207 |
1.424 |
1.497 |
1.7.19 |
2.041 |
2.803 |
Mid-Western |
0.645 |
0.693 |
0.948 |
0.920 |
1.557 |
1.742 |
2.054 |
2.419 |
3.076 |
4.223 |
North-Eastern |
0.648 |
0.661 |
0.820 |
0.778 |
1.350 |
1.495 |
1.674 |
2.259 |
2.699 |
3.706 |
North-Western |
0.708 |
0.783 |
0.902 |
0.809 |
1.503 |
1.387 |
1.473 |
1.690 |
1.986 |
2.727 |
South-Eastern |
1.196 |
1.145 |
1.474 |
1.258 |
2.172 |
2.529 |
2.894 |
2.558 |
3.176 |
4.361 |
Southern |
1.668 |
1.886 |
2.242 |
1.816 |
2.931 |
3.211 |
3.602 |
4.369 |
5.624 |
7.723 |
Western |
1.359 |
1.453 |
1.869 |
1.682 |
2.853 |
2.842 |
3.398 |
3.072 |
3.668 |
5.037 |
Total |
9.013 |
9.926 |
12.318 |
10.986 |
18.789 |
20.063 |
23.530 |
26.205 |
32.148 |
44.144 |
* Estimated.
NET HEALTH EXPENDITURE — HEALTH BOARDS
(£millions)
(e) Other expenditure
Health Board |
1971/72 |
1972/73 |
1973/74 |
1974 (9 months) |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978* |
1979* |
1980* |
Eastern |
1.782 |
1.868 |
2.334 |
2.623 |
5.003 |
5.578 |
6.449 |
9.018 |
13.190 |
18.112 |
Midland |
0.396 |
0.664 |
0.953 |
1.089 |
1.846 |
2.359 |
2.679 |
3.480 |
3.824 |
5.251 |
Mid-Western |
0.551 |
0.714 |
1.141 |
1.267 |
2.269 |
2.863 |
3.398 |
3.573 |
4.558 |
6.259 |
North-Eastern |
0.606 |
0.753 |
0.977 |
1.021 |
1.994 |
2.222 |
2.409 |
3.611 |
4.393 |
6.032 |
North-Western |
0.592 |
0.639 |
0.880 |
1.128 |
2.012 |
2.154 |
2.417 |
3.300 |
4.691 |
6.442 |
South-Eastern |
0.691 |
0.765 |
1.009 |
1.151 |
2.369 |
3.065 |
4.202 |
4.779 |
5.947 |
8.166 |
Southern |
0.998 |
1.215 |
1.489 |
1.518 |
2.673 |
3.667 |
4.266 |
4.131 |
4.960 |
6.811 |
Western |
0.698 |
0.837 |
1.106 |
0.932 |
2.342 |
2.378 |
3.506 |
2.956 |
3.827 |
5.255 |
Total |
6.314 |
7.455 |
9.889 |
10.729 |
20.528 |
24.286 |
29.326 |
34.848 |
45.390 |
62.328 |
* Estimated.
354.
asked the Minister for Health if he will give details for each year since the health boards were established, including estimates for years for which there are no final figures, of (a) payments by his Department to each board; (b) payments to voluntary hospitals on behalf of each board, (c) other payments on behalf of each board; and (d) other income of each board.
The information requested is set out in the attached tabular statements.
(a) Grant Payments made by the Department of Health in each of the years specified.
(£m)
Year of Account |
Health Boards |
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Eastern |
Midland |
Mid- Western |
North Eastern |
North Western |
South Eastern |
Southern |
Western |
|
1971/72 |
10.281 |
2,560 |
3.956 |
3.119 |
2.871 |
4.982 |
7.531 |
5.597 |
1972/73 |
15.999 |
3.918 |
5.546 |
4.567 |
3.971 |
5.993 |
10.336 |
6.922 |
1973/74 |
24.256 |
5.624 |
7.751 |
6.567 |
6.429 |
9.567 |
14.046 |
12.020 |
1974(9 months |
13.800 |
4.917 |
6.830 |
5.150 |
5.463 |
7.476 |
12.463 |
10.458 |
1975 |
27.165 |
9.652 |
14.702 |
10.742 |
11.901 |
15.490 |
23.712 |
21.635 |
1976 |
34.011 |
12.155 |
17.775 |
13.043 |
13.811 |
20.053 |
29.332 |
25.446 |
1977 |
54.185 |
17.705 |
23.375 |
18.138 |
20.151 |
27.668 |
39.473 |
37.329 |
1978 |
60.455 |
20.802 |
29.094 |
22.175 |
24.576 |
34.361 |
48.952 |
42.799 |
1979 |
78.107 |
25.896 |
35.105 |
26.008 |
30.691 |
42.244 |
63.520 |
53.607 |
1980 |
102.681 |
34.120 |
49.169 |
36.144 |
43.783 |
59.979 |
87.312 |
72.303 |
(b) Grant Payments made by the Department of Health to Voluntary Hospitals on behalf of Health Boards in each of the years specified.
(£m)
Health Boards |
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Year of Account |
Eastern |
Midland |
Mid- Western |
North Eastern |
North Western |
South Eastern |
Southern |
Western |
1971/72 |
No direct payments were made by the Department. The funding arrangements in these years were comprised of capitation payments made directly by Health Boards and “deficit” payments from the Hospitals Trust Fund. |
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1972/75 |
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1973/74 |
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1974 (9 months) |
18.581 |
1.603 |
0.987 |
2.256 |
0.584 |
1.694 |
1.655 |
1.055 |
1975 |
33.523 |
1.926 |
1.570 |
4.159 |
1.114 |
3.321 |
3.497 |
1.770 |
1976 |
40.829 |
2.568 |
1.983 |
5.080 |
1.301 |
3.608 |
4.491 |
2.140 |
1977 |
47.549 |
3.089 |
2.267 |
5.902 |
1.372 |
4.188 |
5.365 |
2.228 |
1978 |
58.758 |
3.892 |
3.035 |
7.347 |
1.794 |
5.119 |
5.853 |
2.722 |
1979 |
78.331 |
4.875 |
3.990 |
9.448 |
2.414 |
6.329 |
7.614 |
3.387 |
1980 (estimated) |
101.412 |
6.311 |
5.166 |
12.232 |
3.125 |
8.194 |
9.858 |
4.385 |
(c) Other grant payments made by the Department of Health on behalf of Health Boards in each of the years specified.
(£m)
Year of Account |
Health Boards |
|||||||
Eastern |
Midland |
Mid- Western |
North Eestern |
North Western |
South Eestern |
Southern |
Western |
|
1971/72 |
No direct payments were made by the Department. The funding arrangements in these years were through the making of payments by Health Boards by way of capitation |
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1972/73 |
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1973/74 |
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1974(9 months) |
1.034 |
0.296 |
0.387 |
0.332 |
0.260 |
0.402 |
0.760 |
0.499 |
1975 |
2.165 |
0.595 |
0.911 |
0.687 |
0.502 |
0.970 |
1.911 |
0.749 |
1976 |
2.635 |
0.769 |
1.015 |
0.831 |
0.671 |
0.989 |
1.991 |
1.233 |
1977 |
3.352 |
0.940 |
1.389 |
1.019 |
0.805 |
1.302 |
2.635 |
1.576 |
1978 |
4.572 |
1.013 |
1.793 |
1.345 |
0.891 |
1.510 |
3.028 |
2.615 |
1979 |
5.548 |
1.731 |
2.587 |
1.561 |
1.207 |
2.275 |
3.674 |
2.451 |
1980 |
8.546 |
2.666 |
3.985 |
2.405 |
1.859 |
3.504 |
5.659 |
3.776 |
(d) Other Income of each Health Board
(£m)
Year of Account |
Health Boards |
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Eastern |
Midland |
Mid- Western |
North Eestern |
North Western |
South Eestern |
Southern |
Western |
|
1971/72 |
11.234 |
2.964 |
3.395 |
2.879 |
2.108 |
4.990 |
5.939 |
4.312 |
1972/73 |
13.144 |
3.433 |
3.864 |
3.254 |
2.487 |
5.670 |
6.743 |
5.271 |
1973/74 |
10.553 |
2.982 |
3.324 |
3.174 |
2.222 |
5.033 |
5.731 |
4.208 |
1974(9 months) |
6.967 |
1.865 |
1.906 |
1.556 |
1.297 |
2.730 |
3.340 |
2.504 |
1975 |
5.507 |
2.038 |
1.828 |
1.995 |
1.420 |
2.733 |
3.301 |
3.008 |
1976 |
4.644 |
2.298 |
1.856 |
1.653 |
1.392 |
3.190 |
3.118 |
3.181 |
1977 |
3.764 |
1.932 |
2.139 |
1.353 |
1.358 |
2.297 |
2.687 |
2.897 |
1978 |
4.164 |
2.303* |
2.200 |
1.831 |
1.662 |
2.780 |
3.416 |
3.568 |
1979 |
4.200* |
2.420 |
2.500* |
1.808 |
1.750* |
3.000* |
3.763 |
3.547 |
1980 |
5.500* |
2.900* |
3.200* |
2.400* |
2.200* |
3.700* |
5.100* |
4.500* |
* Estimated