asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many private Section 5 beds there are in Hull Royal Infirmary Hospital and the Sutton Infirmary Hospital; and what is the rate of acceptance of them.
The figures are as follows:
| Number of pay beds | Average daily occupancy by paying patients for the 6 months ending 30th June, 1971 | |
| Hull Royal Infirmary | 3 | 1·8 (60 per cent.) |
| Hull Royal Infirmary (Sutton) | 2 | 0·9 (45 per cent.) |
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what facilities are available for private patients to receive out-patient treatment in Hull Royal Infirmary Hospital and Sutton Infirmary Hospital.
None.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the cost to private fee-paying patients in the Hull Royal Infirmary Hospital of a private Section 5 bed.
The hospital charge to private patients who have made their own arrangements for medical treatment is £10·10 per day for a single room and £9·20 per day for other accommodation.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total income received by Hull Royal Infirmary Hospital and Sutton Infirmary Hospital for services provided for private fee-paying patients in the last five financial years.
The figures are as follows:
| £ | |
| 1966–67 | 3,346 |
| 1967–68 | 3,776 |
| 1968–69 | 6,215 |
| 1969–70 | 9,095 |
| 1970–71 | 9,860 |
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many whole-time and part-time consultants are employed by the Hull Royal Infirmary Hospital and the Sutton Infirmary Hospital.
Twenty-four whole-time and 43 part-time consultants attend Hull Royal Infirmary, and 11 whole-time and 17 part-time consultants attend the Sutton Branch.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the waiting time for operations in the specialty of gynaecology for Health Service patients and private fee-paying patients in the Hull Royal Infirmary Hospital.
Gynaecological operations are not performed at Hull Royal Infirmary but at Hull Royal Infirmary (Sutton). Emergency cases, whether paying or non-paying, are admitted immediately. Waiting time for other cases varies according to the degree of urgency. For some non-urgent cases it may be up to two years. There are no records of waiting time for private patients.