Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 26 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the average cost is of (a) a hospital appointment, (b) an A&E attendance, (c) an overnight hospital stay and (d) a GP appointment.
a) The average cost of a hospital appointment in 2014-15 was:
Inpatient(elective and non-elective, whole stay) - £3204
Day case - £907
Consultant outpatient appointment - £160
b) The average cost of an attendance at an A&E outpatient consultant-led clinic in 2014-15 was £112.
c) The average cost of an overnight inpatient stay at an NHS Scotland hospital, in 2014-15 was £550 (average cost of one night). This is based on the hospital costs of the 14 territorial boards and the two special boards, namely the State Hospital and Golden Jubilee National Hospital.
d) The average cost of a GP appointment is not held centrally.
Sources
a) 2014-15 Costs Book, report R025: http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Finance/Publications/2015-11-24/Costs_D025_2015.xlsx
b) 2014-15 Costs Book, report RO4X:
http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Finance/Publications/2015-11-24/Costs_R04X_2015.xlsm
c) 2014-15 Costs Book, report R025: http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Finance/Publications/2015-11-24/Costs_D025_2015.xlsx