Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 74192

Hospitals: Per Capita Costs

Tabled: 2 September 2025

Answered: 10 September 2025

Named Day

Question

Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the potential financial impact of aligning funding to the average per-patient spend of the top quarter most efficient hospitals on rural hospitals.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The basis of the funding allocated to providers is set out in the National Payment Scheme, with further information available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/pay-syst/nhs-payment-scheme/This includes setting out the prices paid where fund...

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