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Dept of Health

Answer

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the costs to the NHS of (a) a Caesarean section and (b) a normal vaginal delivery was in the last period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [173583] Dr. Ladyman: The costs to the national health service of caesarean sections and normal vaginal delivery are shown in the table. £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. HRG code HRG label National average unit National average unit National average unit cost per day case cost per non- elective cost per elective finished consultant inpatient FCE inpatient FCE episode (FCE) N06 Normal delivery with 432 1,496 1,598 complications and comorbidities N07 Normal delivery without 386 817 956 complications and comorbidities N08 Assisted delivery with 307 1,768 1,664 complications and comorbidities N09 Assisted delivery 360 1,254 1,323 without complications and comorbidities N10 Caesarean section with 536 2,865 2,803 complications and comorbidities N11 Caesarean section 439 2,062 2,113 without complications and comorbidities _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: National schedule of reference costs 2003: Appendix 1--NHS trusts own data. The reference costs 2003 are collected from each NHS provider in England and are used to provide national average costs related to specific treatments and procedures. They have been available from 1998, although the range of services that has been included each year is iterative.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

173583; 422 c158-60W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Costs Maternity services Childbirth Caesarean sections

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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