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Dept of Health

Answer

Mr. Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of the budget for hospital and community health services of (a) health authorities and (b) fundholding general practitioner practices was spent on administrative costs in the last year for which figures are available. [20045] Mr. Horam: [holding answer 13 March 1997]: The information requested, for 1995-96, is in the table: £ millions _________________________________________________________________________________________________. District Health Authorities, Regional Fundholding GP practices (excluding Health Authorities and Special Health preparatory year) Authorities Hospital and Community Health Services 21,957 1,847 expenditure Health Authority Head Quarters 1,002 -- administration Management allowances allocated (Practice -- 90 Fund Management Allowance) Administration as percentage HCHS 4.6 4.9 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1. Figures for HAs and GP fundholders are not directly comparable for a number of reasons. For example: --GPFH management allowances support fund expenditure on drugs and staff, as well as on HCHS. --HA HQ administration figures include expenditure on medical negligence, capital charges, grants to voluntary bodies and some healthcare services (e.g. health promotion). --HA HQ administration is included within HA HCHS expenditure, whilst GPFH management allowances are not included within the HCHS expenditure of GPFHs. 2. All figures remain provisional. HCHS expenditure figures are sourced from summarised national accounts. The HQ administration figure is sourced from the annual accounts of health authorities. GPFH management allowances are as allocated to regional health authorities.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

20045; 292 c640W

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Administration Costs Finance NHS

Contains statistics

Yes