HC Deb 13 May 1999 vol 331 cc175-6W
Mr. Coleman

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what performance targets have been set for 1999–2000 for the Northern Ireland Health and Social Services Estates Agency. [84333]

Marjorie Mowlam

The targets, which have been set for 1999–2000, are based on the corporate aims and objectives of the Agency as set out in section 5 of its Corporate and Business Plan and reflect in part a refinement of the previously set targets. The targets are in line with the Government's policy of seeking to improve the service provided to clients in terms of both quality and value for money and I am satisfied that they present a demanding challenge for the Agency. A copy of the Corporate and Business plan will be placed in the Library.

The targets are as follows:

Delivery of Services

  1. 1. Provide a regional support service to the HSSE and the Department on embedded systems and medical devices in relation to the Y2K problem in the HPSS estate. As a central part to this support service, obtain the compliance status of Northern Ireland utilities (electricity, water etc.) and provide guidance on the required level of contingency planning recommended for these utility services.
  2. 2. Provide the consultation draft of the Review of the Key Management Document in the Firecode suite "Policy and Principles", by March 2000.
  3. 3. Provide and Energy/Environment Report for the Minister on the progress of the DHSS and the HPSS is making towards meeting the Government's targets on green issues by November 1999.
  4. 4. Assess and advise the HSSE on 60 per cent. of capital investment business case submissions within 20 working days, subject to a maximum 24 business cases per annum.
  5. 5. Provide the HSSE with a Defects Centre in relation to the HPSS estate. Investigate and clear (60 per cent.) of all adverse incidents within six months (and 90 per cent. within two years) of notification to Health Estates subject to a maximum of 120 adverse incidents per annum.
  6. 6. 80 per cent. of clients to regard the Directorate's Client Support and Project Management Services as satisfactory or better in respect of: Two projects being procured by the PFI/PP process with an estimated capital value of £2.6 million. Preparation and completion of 5 Outline Business Cases with an estimate capital value of £15.35 million. The completion of the tendering and contract award stages of 4 projects with an estimated capital value of £12.25 million. Nine projects during the construction/completion stages with an estimated capital value of £134.85 million.
  7. 7. Complete 90 per cent. of periodic specialist sterilizer equipment tests by the programmed dates and 100 per cent. within 6 weeks of that date subject to a maximum client request for this service of 500 man days.
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  8. 8. Complete 95 per cent. of diagnostic equipment and laboratory equipment acceptance tests, and other tests within 4 weeks of receipt of written request and the remainder within 10 weeks.
  9. 9. Complete 95 per cent. of the initial evaluations for Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Projects within 4 weeks of receipt of written request and the remainder within 10 weeks. Complete Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Projects within 10 months of clients providing their instruction to proceed.Financial Management
  10. 10. Ensure that the Agency lives within its running cost allocation and demonstrates that its full costs are recovered, on a notional basis, through Service Level Agreements with clients.