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Health Services: Private Sector

Volume 479: debated on Monday 21 July 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS patients resident in Milton Keynes have been referred to a private hospital for an operation in the last three years. (214932)

Information is not collected in the format requested. Information is available on national health service funded first finished consultant episodes (FFCEs) for Milton Keynes Primary Care Trust (PCT), carried out by United Kingdom independent sector and overseas providers, including independent sector treatment centres (ISTCs).

The following table shows this information for the last three years.

Independent sector inpatient activity, Milton Keynes PCT, 2005-06 to 2007-08 (Commissioner based)

General and Acute

Elective FFCEs carried out by UK independent sector and overseas providers

Elective FFCEs carried out by ISTCs

2005-06

1,558

223

2006-07

1,407

5,012

2007-08

1,450

1,706

Source:

Department of Health Quarterly Activity Return, Local Delivery Plan Return, Department of Health Monthly Activity Return, Monthly Monitoring Return.