Statistics Norway

Specialist health services, accounts

1   Expenditures distributed on category of expenses and aggregated functions. 2000-2004. NOK million1
  Gross current expenses, exclusive depreciation Wages and social expenses Medicines and other medical consumption goods (40) Purchases of public health services (450)5 Purchases of private health services (451)5 Purchases and rental of medical equipment (640, 650)
2004            
Total 65 894 44 266 6 282 2 442 4 738  248
General hospital 48 324 32 497 5 971 1 990 2 971  236
Psychiatric institutions for adults 9 631 7 664  147  133  647 6
Psychiatric institutions for children and adolescents 1 851 1 502 9 6 62 3
Ambulances and air ambulances2 2 318  804 15  253  310 3
Administration in the regional enterprises  498  158 - 12 23 -
Health care and treatment of substance abusers3 1 774 1 176  139 49  693 -
Personnel and expenses related to recruitment  591  442 2 - - -
Conveyance of patients and health personnel4  940 24 - - 33 -
             
2003            
Total 61 110 41 415 5 826 1 508 1 901  225
General hospital 47 100 31 384 5 660 1 346  717  217
Psychiatric institutions for adults7 9 437 7 241  142  144  696 4
Psychiatric institutions for children and adolescents7 1 705 1 389 8 4 45 2
Ambulances 1 990  706 13 3  446 3
Administration in the regional enterprises  581  174 0 0 0 0
Health care and treatment of substance abusers  122 93 3 10 0 0
Personnel and expenses related to recruitment  528  399 0 0 0 0
             
2002            
Total6 56 240 37 033 5 119 2 041 2 809 91
General hospital 41 906 28 446 4 988 1 408 1 516 84
Psychiatric institutions for adults 8 995 6 334  111  444  696 3
Psychiatric institutions for children and adolescents 1 706 1 077 3  116  178 1
Ambulances 1 640  533 11 5  415 3
Administration in the regional enterprises 1 258 88 0 44 1 0
Health care and treatment of substance abusers 62 46 3 9 0 0
Personnel and expenses related to recruitment  552  415 0 0 0 1
             
2001            
Total 47 992 34 145 4 822  264  351 89
General hospital 38 813 27 004 4 706  213  265 87
Psychiatric institutions for adults 7 895 6 141  114 49 84 2
Psychiatric institutions for children and adolescents 1 240 1 001 2 2 2 1
             
2000            
Total 42 160 29 596 3 992  182  156 70
General hospital 33 954 23 086 3 886  142  133 68
Psychiatric institutions for adults 7 075 5 650  104 39 21 1
Psychiatric institutions for children and adolescents 1 059  859 3 1 1 1
1  Total expenses includes regional health entreprises, health entreprises and private institutions within the specialist health service. .
2  From 2004 the air-ambulance services are included in the accounts.
3  From Jan. 1 2004 the regional health entreprises took over responsebility for specialised substance abuse treatment.
4  Conveyance of health personnel and patients are included in the accounts from 2004.
5  Expenses for patients from other regions are in 2003 mainly on 673 Gjestepasientkostnader, while previously on 450/451 Purchase of public and private health services.
6  The Norwegian hospital reform of January 1 2002 includes changes that influence the comparability.
7  The figures for psychiatric institutions for adults and institutions for children and adolescents were corrected June 27th 2005.

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