| The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998 |
| Table 2A4 Net costs of the NHS, revenue and capital expenditure, 1991-92 to 1996-97 |
(£ thousand) |
Revenue and capital expenditure |
Financial year |
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1991-92 |
1992-93 |
1993-94 |
1994-95 |
1995-96 |
1996-97 |
|
| Total cost | 3,621,618 |
3,899,208 |
4,114,536 |
4,335,737 |
4,391,825 |
4,386,301 |
| Central administration 1 | 11,747 |
9,861 |
8,524 |
8,966 |
7,651 |
8,378 |
| Total NHS cost | 3,609,871 |
3,889,347 |
4,106,012 |
4,326,771 |
4,384,174 |
4,377,923 |
| National health service contributions | 398,785 |
415,630 |
591,979 |
423,293 |
452,536 |
468,770 |
| Net costs to Exchequer 2 | 3,211,086 |
3,473,717 |
3,514,033 |
3,903,478 |
3,931,638 |
3,909,153 |
| Health board administration 3 | 58,060 |
64,540 |
74,656 |
93,844 |
95,274 |
89,282 |
| Hospital and community health services 3, 4 | ||||||
| Revenue | 2,429,856 |
2,594,721 |
2,717,541 |
2,853,929 |
2,951,241 |
2,956,797 |
| Capital | 225,448 |
21,435 |
195,658 |
233,800 |
208,803 |
151,778 |
| Family practitioner services | 685,785 |
757,677 |
808,549 |
855,141 |
914,012 |
986,616 |
| Central health services 4 | ||||||
| Revenue | 110,831 |
135,552 |
215,909 |
178,670 |
138,420 |
117,405 |
| Capital | 20,927 |
23,359 |
17,304 |
19,808 |
7,523 |
3,181 |
State hospital |
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| Revenue | 108,255 |
12,054 |
12,296 |
15,149 |
16,311 |
17,386 |
| Capital | 1,165 |
2,687 |
2,021 |
4,675 |
5,252 |
5,014 |
| Training | 30,814 |
38,617 |
23,695 |
27,165 |
3,243 |
3,326 |
| Research | 6,564 |
8,650 |
9,738 |
10,062 |
10,234 |
10,517 |
| Disabled services | 1,926 |
1,885 |
1,872 |
2,230 |
2,247 |
2,331 |
| Welfare foods | 12,938 |
13,864 |
14,339 |
13,910 |
14,434 |
13,835 |
| Miscellaneous health services 5 | 16,761 |
14,306 |
12,434 |
18,388 |
17,180 |
20,455 |
Source: The Scottish Office (Finance Group) |
| 1 Includes cost of collection of NHS contributions. |
| 2 For 1995/96 this is the amount which the Exchequer met by way of Class XIV votes 13, 14 and the health element of Class XIV, vote 12. |
| 3 Previous years figures are comparable to 1994/95, but prior to 1980/81 the sources may be more extensive. |
| From 1991/92 some functions, previously regarded as health board administration, were devolved to Directly Managed Units (DMUs) or NHS Trusts. |
| 4 Responsibility for purchasing certain specialised services (eg liver and heart transplants, HIV/AIDS services, and prevention of drug misuse and its treatment) was transferred from health boards to the National Services Division on 1 April 1993. |
| 5 Includes Port Health which is charged to Local Authority in National Accounts. |