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Written question asked by Lord Lansley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 6 December 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 December 2005. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Monday, 9 January 2006 on behalf of the Department of Health.

NHS Finance

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the level of NHS income from charges was in 2004–05; and how much was accounted for by income from (a) fees and charges from health authorities, (b) fees and charges from district health authorities, (c) road traffic accident income, (d) fees and charges from NHS trusts, (e) NHS Supplies Authority fees, (f) dental charges, (g) prescription charges, (h) nursing home inspection fees, (i) subsidised dried milk, (j) Medicines Control Agency licences and inspections, (k) youth treatment service income, (l) NHS Pension Agency fees, (m) Medical Devices Agency fees, (n) Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority licence fees, (o) English National Board for Nursing registration fees and (p) other charges.
Answer

National health service income figures from fees and charges are shown in the table. The table includes fees and charges to bodies outside the NHS, charges to private and overseas patients and charges to NHS patients.The only charges to NHS patients are those for dental and prescription charges.

Breakdown of NHS income from charges by charge type 2004–05
Charges £ million
(a) Strategic health authority—fees and charges 33.7
(b) District health authorities —
(c) Road traffic accident income 110.3
(d) NHS trusts—fees and charges 669.4
(e) NHS Logistics fees 1.0
(f) Dental charges 451.8
(g) Prescription charges 424.6
(h) Nursing home inspection fees —
(i) Subsidised dried milk —
(j) Medicines Control Agency—licences and inspections —
(k) Youth treatment service income —
(l) NHS Pensions Agency fees 0.6
(m) Medical Devices Agency fees —
(n) Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority—licence fees 4.1
(o) English National Board for Nursing—registration fees —
(p) Other 316.1
Total 2,011.6
(a) Health authorities became strategic health authorities in 2002–03. Figures include fees and charges for primary care trusts. (e) Previously the NHS Supplies Authority. (h) From April 2002, the National Care Standards Commission regulated nursing homes. Health authorities no longer collect the fee income. (i) Not collected after 2002–03 (following a review with the NAO to eliminate non-material items). (p) Information relating to charges for private patients and overseas visitors has been provided for NHS trusts and primary care trusts. Source: Information on fees and charges has been provided from the audited accounts of the relevant NHS bodies.
(31) Organisations no longer exist.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
36431; 441 c145-6W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Dental services Care homes Accidents Health services Fees and charges Licensing Inspections Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority Health authorities Income NHS NHS trusts Prescriptions Young people Roads English National Board for Nursing Midwifery and Health Visiting Medicines Control Agency Medical Devices Agency NHS Pensions Agency Dried milk NHS Logistics Authority
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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