Health written question – answered at on 8 November 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with specialist children's hospitals on (a) the additional costs incurred in treating children and (b) average expenditure per treatment of (i) a child and (ii) an adult; and if he will make a statement.
There is an ongoing dialogue between these hospitals and the Department.
As part of work in developing tariffs, my officials work with representatives from the specialist children's hospitals on understanding the costs related to providing children's services.
Officials are currently working closely with the specialist children's hospitals on checking the draft 2011-12 tariff. As part of this work, officials are discussing with the hospitals the potential impact of proposed changes to top-up payments for specialist services. These proposals, which include a reduction in the top-up payable for specialised services for children from 78% to 25% of the standard tariff, arise from a review of top-up arrangements that was initiated under the previous Administration.
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