asked the Minister for Health if he will state, in respect of 1979 and 1980, the capital allocation, programme, and expenditure as between health boards, voluntary agencies and different health programmes.
Written Answers . - Expenditure on Health .
351.
: The capital allocations for 1979 and 1980 were: 1979 — £27,500,000; 1980 — £28,000,000.
Expenditure on health programmes for the year 1979 and for 1980, up to 30 September, was:
General Hospitals
|
Health Board |
Voluntary |
Total |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
1979 |
8,377,107 |
8,940,541 |
17,317,648 |
|
1980 |
7,960,219 |
7,853,894 |
15,814,113 |
Psychiatric Hospitals
|
Health Board |
Voluntary |
Total |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
1979 |
1,928,097 |
33,928 |
1,962,025 |
|
1980 |
1,049,045 |
18,089 |
1,067,134 |
Mental Handicap Centres
|
Health Board |
Voluntary |
Total |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
1979 |
85,630 |
3,435,889 |
3,521,519 |
|
1980 |
411,000 |
4,505,746 |
4,916,746 |
Community Care, Welfare and other miscellaneous services (including minor schemes and contingencies)
|
Health Board |
Voluntary |
Total |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
1979 |
4,157,686 |
550,433 |
4,708,119 |
|
1980 |
2,469,932 |
798,800 |
3,268,732 |
Total expenditure was:
|
Health Board |
Voluntary |
Total |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
1979 |
14,548,520 |
12,960,791 |
27,509,311 |
|
1980 |
11,890,196 |
13,176,529 |
25,066,725 |
352.
asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the estimated non-capital expenditure allocated by programmes and services in respect of 1979 and 1980.
: The information requested is set out in the following tabular statement:
Estimated Non-Capital Expenditure by Programmes and Services in respect of 1979 and 1980
|
Programme and Service |
Estimated Non-Capital Expenditure |
|
|
1979 |
1980 |
|
|
£m |
£m |
|
|
1. Community Protection Programme |
||
|
1.1 Prevention of infectious diseases. |
2.750 |
3.100 |
|
1.2 Child health examinations. |
6.100 |
7.350 |
|
1.3 Food hygiene and standards. |
1.215 |
1.360 |
|
1.4 Drugs Advisory Board. |
0.185 |
0.215 |
|
1.5 Health education. |
1.250 |
1.500 |
|
1.6 Other preventive services. |
0.500 |
0.600 |
|
Total |
12.000 |
14.125 |
|
2. Community Health Services Programme |
||
|
2.1 General Practitioner Service (including pre- scribed drugs). |
49.000 |
55.000 |
|
2.2 Subsidy for drugs purchased by persons ineli- gible under 2.1. |
3.900 |
6.200 |
|
2.3 Refund of cost of drugs for long-term illnesses including hardship cases. |
2.500 |
3.900 |
|
2.4 Home nursing services. |
3.600 |
5.720 |
|
2.5 Domiciliary maternity services. |
1.350 |
1.800 |
|
2.6 Dental services. |
5.750 |
8.410 |
|
2.7 Ophthalmic services. |
1.500 |
1.900 |
|
2.8 Aural services. |
0.400 |
0.450 |
|
Total |
68.000 |
83.380 |
|
3. Community Welfare Programme |
||
|
3.1 Cash payments to disabled persons. |
20.650 |
26.660 |
|
3.2 Mobility allowances. |
0.150 |
0.370 |
|
3.3 Cash payments to persons with certain infec- tious diseases. |
0.500 |
0.590 |
|
3.4 Maternity cash grants. |
0.150 |
0.155 |
|
3.5 Allowances for “constant care” of handicapped children. |
2.250 |
2.300 |
|
3.6 Cash payments to blind persons. |
0.500 |
0.630 |
|
3.7 Home help services. |
2.250 |
2.700 |
|
3.8 Meals-on-Wheels services. |
1.250 |
1.400 |
|
3.9 Grants to voluntary welfare agencies. |
2.800 |
2.950 |
|
3.10 Supply of free milk. |
0.800 |
0.800 |
|
3.11 Boarding out of children. |
0.700 |
0.750 |
|
3.12 Payments for children in approved schools. |
2.100 |
2.800 |
|
3.13 Welfare homes for the aged. |
2.100 |
2.800 |
|
Total |
36.200 |
44.905 |
|
4. Psychiatric Programme |
||
|
4.1 Service for diagnosis, care and prevention of psychiatric ailments. |
61.000 |
90.430 |
|
4.2 Payment for patients in private psychiatric hospitals. |
3.500 |
|
|
Total |
61.000 |
93.930 |
|
5. Programme for the handicapped |
||
|
5.1 Care in special homes for mentally handicapped. |
22.000 |
33.175 |
|
5.2 Care of mentally handicapped persons in psy- chiatric hospitals. |
11.500 |
18.225 |
|
5.3 Care in day centres for mentally handicapped. |
1.500 |
1.800 |
|
5.4 Assessment and care of blind. |
0.850 |
0.900 |
|
5.5 Assessment and care of deaf |
0.650 |
0.700 |
|
5.6 Assessment and care of persons otherwise handicapped. |
6.500 |
7.150 |
|
5.7 Rehabilitation service. |
2.100 |
2.400 |
|
Total |
45.100 |
64.370 |
|
6. General Hospital Programme |
||
|
6.1 Services in regional hospitals. |
59.000 |
85.460 |
|
6.2 Services in public voluntary hospitals. |
120.000 |
154.300 |
|
6.3 Services in health board county hospitals and homes. |
53.000 |
73.400 |
|
6.4 Contributions to patients in private hospitals. |
8.200 |
8.800 |
|
6.5 Services in district hospitals. |
10.450 |
16.710 |
|
6.6 Services in health board long-stay hospitals. |
25.500 |
37.940 |
|
6.7 Ambulance services |
5.750 |
7.880 |
|
Total |
281.900 |
384.490 |
|
7. General Support Programme |
||
|
7.1 Central administration. |
3.600 |
4.770 |
|
7.2 Local administration (Health Boards). |
10.100 |
13.230 |
|
7.3 Research. |
0.900 |
1.100 |
|
7.4 Superannuation. |
6.500 |
6.700 |
|
7.5 Finance charges (including interest on borrow- ings, insurances), etc. |
9.700 |
7.000 |
|
Total |
30.800 |
32.800 |
|
Gross non-capital total—all programmes |
535.000 |
718.000 |
|
8. Income |
||
|
Charges for maintenance in private and semi-private accommodation in public hospitals and other income of health agencies. |
30.000 |
30.000 |
|
Net non-capital total |
505.000 |
688.000 |