Written Question · S2W-04177 · Session 2
What the cost has been of keeping an unoccupied place in a neonatal intensive care unit available in each NHS board area in each year since…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost has been of keeping an unoccupied place in a neonatal intensive care unit available in each NHS board area in each year since 1996-97.
The answer
The specific information requestedis not held centrally.
A neonatal unit is a facilitywhich provides neonatal special care and/or neonatal intensive care for sickbabies. It is not possible to separate the information into care types i.e.intensive and special care.
Howeverit is possible to calculate the average running cost of a neonatal cot for ayear. The following table shows the average cost of a cot in a neonatal unitfor years ended 31st March 1997 to 2003. This expenditure includes all direct andallocated costs.
AverageRunning Cost of a Cot in a Neonatal Unit in Scotland: by Financial Year
Year
| Cost
1996-97
| £80,468
1997-98
| £85,061
1998-99
| £85,581
1999-2000
| £91,208
2000-01
| £96,450
2001-02
| £104,476
2002-03
| £113,773
Source:Scottish Health Service Costs.
A neonatal unit is a facilitywhich provides neonatal special care and/or neonatal intensive care for sickbabies. It is not possible to separate the information into care types i.e.intensive and special care.
Howeverit is possible to calculate the average running cost of a neonatal cot for ayear. The following table shows the average cost of a cot in a neonatal unitfor years ended 31st March 1997 to 2003. This expenditure includes all direct andallocated costs.
AverageRunning Cost of a Cot in a Neonatal Unit in Scotland: by Financial Year
Year
| Cost
1996-97
| £80,468
1997-98
| £85,061
1998-99
| £85,581
1999-2000
| £91,208
2000-01
| £96,450
2001-02
| £104,476
2002-03
| £113,773
Source:Scottish Health Service Costs.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-04177 by reference.