Written question asked by Andrew Dismore (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 June 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 June 2005. It was answered by Jane Kennedy (Labour) on Monday, 13 June 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Barnet Hospital

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the performance against reference cost is for treatments at Barnet hospital.

Answer: The overall reference cost index score for Barnet and Chase Farm National Health Service Trust, as reported in the reference costs 2004 collection for the financial year 2003–04, is 102.This is after adjusting for the market forces factor and is the headline index. This effectively means that, overall, Barnet and Chase Farm NHS Trust was operating at levels approximately two per cent. higher than the national average costs for this financial period.

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