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Ministry of Defence

Answer

Mr. Keetch: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which private sector providers were selected in (a) 2000, (b) 2001 and (c) 2002 to date for the treatment of armed forces personnel, stating in each case (i) the number of personnel treated in that year and (ii) the cost to his Department; and if he will make a statement. [54133] Dr. Lewis Moonie: [holding answer 7 May 2002]: The information requested, covering the Financial Years 2000-01, 2001-02 and 2002-03 to date, is shown below. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Financial Year Number of Referrals Private Healthcare Providers Cost (£M) 2000-01 1,634 BUPA, Nuffield Hospitals Group, 0.769 BMI, Priory, Cygnet, Foxleigh Grove, The Retreat, Caprio, Independent, NHS 2001-02 2,419 BUPA, Nuffield Hospitals Group, 4.095 BMI, Priory, Cygnet, Trees Park, Caprio, Independent, NHS 2002-03 to date 467 BUPA, Nuffield Hospitals Group, 0.837 BMI, Caprio, Independent, NHS _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. The details provided cover central initiatives managed by the Defence Secondary Care Agency (DSCA), the use of private psychiatric facilities by the DSCA, initiatives run by the Royal Navy and the Army Training and Recruiting Agency (ATRA), plus local RAF referrals. The ATRA arrangements for the referral of potential recruits to private healthcare providers for pre-entry screening are not included, as they are not members of the Armed Forces. 2. Figures are shown for the numbers of referrals. Patients may have had more than one referral. Numbers of patients could only be identified at disproportionate effort. 3. Cost figures represent invoices paid in each financial year. The number of referrals does not correlate precisely with the cost figure for each financial year since some invoices may not be presented/paid until a subsequent financial year. 4. Referrals in 2000-01 include 41 in 2000 for which no associated costs are available and 12, at a cost of £2500, covering 2000-01 and 2001-02 which cannot be apportioned separately to each financial year. 5. Cost figure for 2001-02 is estimated as the final figure is not yet available. 6. Cost figure for 2002-03 represents expenditure to date.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

54133; 390 c318-20W

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Armed forces Companies Costs Health services Private sector Medical treatments

Contains statistics

Yes

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