asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give for each health district in 1985–86 the total as a whole the income from (a) private resident patients, (b) private non-resident patients and (c) services provided to private medical institutions; and if he will give the bad debts written off in each category.
The information requested is given in the following tables:notified to or authorised by him under the Health Services Act 1976 as amended by the Health Service Act 1980 giving the date in each case as well as the health district.
The information is as follows:expenditure on catering, the expenditure on services provided by private catering companies, the latter figure as a percentage of the former and the difference between that percentage in the previous year.
The information requested is as follows:
Catering expenditure
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Total expenditure 1985–86 £000
| External contracts 1985–86 £000
| External contracts as a per cent. Of total expenditure
| Difference between per cent. for 1985–86 and per cent. for 1984–85
| |
| Clwyd | 3,305 | 0 | 0·013 | -0·004 |
| East Dyfed | 1,967 | — | — | — |
| Gwent | 4,167 | — | — | — |
| Gwynedd | 1,974 | — | — | — |
| Mid Glamorgan | 4,657 | — | — | -0·001 |
| Pembrokshire | 484 | — | — | — |
| Powys | 1,125 | — | — | — |
| South Glamorgan | 4,620 | 3 | 0·056 | -0·007 |
| West Glamorgan | 2,638 | — | — | — |
| WHCSA | 25 | — | — | — |
| Wales | 24,962 | 3 | 0·012 | -0·002 |
Source: The Annual Accounts of Health Authorities.
Notes: Minimal expenditure(ie less than £500) is indicated by the use of 0. Figures for 1985–86 are, at this stage, provisional.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give for each health district in 1985–86 the total expenditure on laundry, the expenditure on services
| Laundry expenditure | ||||
| Total expenditure 1985–86 £000 | External contracts 1985–86 £000 | External contracts as a percentage of total expenditure | Difference between percentage for 1985–86 and percentage for 1984–85 | |
| Clwyd | 387 | 6 | 1·50 | -1·61 |
| East Dyfed | 256 | 3 | 1·16 | 0·48 |
| Gwent | 515 | 11 | 2·15 | -0·21 |
| Gwynedd | 256 | 2 | 0·91 | -0·21 |
| Mid Glamorgan | 725 | 4 | 0·52 | -1·29 |
| Pembrokeshire | 134 | 134 | 100·00 | — |
| Powys | 150 | 6 | 3·66 | -0·34 |
| South Glamorgan | 651 | 3 | 0·51 | -0·59 |
| West Glamorgan | 599 | 24 | 3·97 | 1·19 |
| WHCSA | — | — | — | — |
| Wales | 3,673 | 193 | 5·25 | -0·44 |
Source: The Annual Accounts of Health Authorities.
Note: Figures for 1985–86 are, at this stage, provisional.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give for each health district in 1985–86 the total expenditure on cleaning, the expenditure on services
| Domestic and cleaning services expenditure | ||||
| Total Expenditure 1985–86 £000 | External Contracts 1985–86 £000 | External Contracts as a percentage of total expenditure | Difference between percentage for 1985–86 and 1984–85 | |
| Clwyd | 3,107 | 11 | 0·36 | -0·13 |
| East Dyfed | 2,000 | 49 | 2·45 | 1·77 |
| Gwent | 4,331 | 33 | 0·77 | 0·17 |
| Gwynedd | 2,122 | 9 | 0·43 | 0·01 |
| Mid Glamorgan | 5,013 | 24 | 0·48 | 0·02 |
| Pembrokeshire | 535 | 5 | 0·95 | 0·65 |
| Powys | 942 | 4 | 0·36 | 0·06 |
| South Glamorgan | 5,021 | 64 | 1·27 | 0·05 |
| West Glamorgan | 3,556 | 8 | 0·22 | -0·11 |
| WHCSA | 24 | 22 | 91·90 | 40·58 |
| Wales | 26,651 | 229 | 0·86 | 0·18 |
provided by private laundry companies, the latter figure as a percentage of the former and the difference between that percentage and the percentage in the previous year.
The information requested is given in the following table:provided by private cleaning contractors, the latter figure as a percentage of the former, and the difference between that percentage and the percentage in the previous year.
The information requested is given in the following table:
Source: The Annual Accounts of Health Authorities.
Note: Figures for 1985–86 are, at this stage, provisional.
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asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give for each tendering exercise for hospital services of which his Department is aware (a) the health authority, (b) the hospital, (c) the service, (d) the successful tenderer, (e) the date of the tenders' approval and (f) the saving achieved.
| Health Authority | Service | Hospital Area | Successful tenderer | Estimated savings(p.a.)£ |
| Gwent | Domestic | DHA headquarters | Reliance Cleaning | 5,080 |
| Mid Glamorgan | Laundry | Whole district | In house | 200,000 |
| Pembrokeshire | Domestic | Withybush | In house | 164,618 |
| Domestic | S.Pembs/Tenby Cottage | In house | 25,223 | |
| Domestic | Community Services | In house | 6,782 | |
| Catering | Withybush | In house | 60,468 | |
| Catering | S.Pembs/Tenby Cottage In house | In house | ||
| Laundry | Whole district | Initial PLC | 82,950 | |
| Powys | Domestic | Machynlleth Hospitals and Health Centres | In house | 15000 |
| Domestic | Llandrindod Wells Builth Wells, and Knighton Hospitals, and associtated Health Centres/Clinics | In house | 19,855 | |
| Domestic | Ystradgynlais Community Hospital | In house | New hospital | |
| Domestic | Llanidloes Llys Maldwyn, Newtown, Brynhyfryd, and Welshpool Hospitals, and associated Health Centres and Clinics | In house | 18000 | |
| Catering | Ystradgynlais Community Hospital | In house | New Hospital | |
| Catering | Llandrindod Wells Builth Wells, and Knighton Hospitals | In house | 11,000 | |
| Catering | Llanidloes Llys Maldwyn, Newtown, Welshpool and Brynhyfryd Hospitals | In house | 16,000 | |
| West Glamorgan | Domestic | DHA Headquarters and Trinity Buildings | In house | 19,868 |
| Domestic | Outpatient Department, Neath General Hospital | In house | 3,393 | |
| Domestic | Public Corridors and Residences | All in house | ||
| (i) Morriston | (i) 5,000 | |||
| (ii) Singleton | (ii) 6,000 | |||
| (iii) Neath | (iii) 28,749 | |||
| (iv) Cefn Coed | (iv) 23,000 | |||
| Domestic | Health Centres and Clinics | In house | 32,000 | |
| Catering | Neath General Hospital | In house | 60,000 | |
| Laundry | Whole district | In house | 199,000 | |
| Welsh Health Common Services Authority | Domestic | All WHCSA Premises | Central Cleaning Services | 18,000 |
Source: DHA returns.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give for each year since 1979 the percentage of
I assume the hon. Gentleman is referring to hospital "hotel" services (domestic, catering and laundry). Such information as is held centrally is given in the following tables:expenditure on
(a) catering, (b) laundry and (c) cleaning which has been paid to private contractors for services provided to the National Health Service in Wales.
The information requested is as follows:
| Payment to private contractors as a percentage of relevant expenditure | |||
| Catering | Laundry | Domestic and Cleaning | |
| 1979–80 | 0·013 | 3·79 | 0·64 |
| 1980–81 | 0·011 | 5·45 | 0·68 |
| 1981–82 | 0·047 | 2·64 | 0·72 |
| 1982–83 | 0·013 | 6·81 | 0·69 |
| 1983–84 | 0·013 | 28·25 | 0·64 |
| 1984–85 | 0·014 | 5·69 | 0·68 |
| 11985–86 | 0·012 | 5·25 | 0·86 |