HC Deb 22 November 2001 vol 375 cc413-4W
Mr. Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to provide new resources for(a) Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals and (b) the Havering Primary Care NHS Trust; and if he will make a statement. [14801]

Mr. Hutton

Barking and Havering Health Authority, which is served by Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals National Health Service Trust, received an initial £24 million (8.56 per cent.) increase in allocation in 2001–02.

Net present costs of private finance initiatives versus public sector comparator option
NHS Trust PFI (£000) Public (£000) Savings in net present value terms (£000) Difference (Percentage)
Calderdale Healthcare 1,341,787 1,362,155 20,368 1.5
Bromley Hospitals 1,166,326 1,179,431 13,105 1.11
Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals 193,170 198,203 5,033 2.54
Greenwich Healthcare 1,409,522 1,427,202 17,680 1.24
Worcester Acute Hospital 1,095,465 1,098,331 2,866 0.26
South Durham Healthcare 672,230 675,190 2,960 0.44
South Tees Acute Hospitals 210,796 226,995 16,199 7.14
Swindon and Marlborough 1,313,831 1,323,329 9,498 0.72
Hereford Hospitals 689,250 693,700 4,450 0.64
Dartford and Gravesham1 938,800 943,900 5,000 0.54
Norfolk and Norwich 1,642,278 1,681,834 39,556 2.35
South Buckinghamshire 161,685 169,243 7,558 4.47
North Durham Healthcare 177,037 180,910 3,873 2.14
Carlisle Hospitals 167,045 172,903 5,858 3.39
South Manchester University Hospitals 2,124,000 2,126,000 2,000 0.09
West Middlesex University Hospitals 1,082,900 1,088,000 5,100 0.47
University College London Hospitals 423,300 435,200 11,900 2.73
Dudley Group of Hospitals 1,829,382 1,834,901 5,519 0.30
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals 240,600 241,613 1,013 0.42

The health authority has also received the following in-year allocations:

  • £1.1 million to support NHS Plan implementation
  • £0.2 million for HIV/AIDS services
  • £0.3 million modernisation fund for dentists
  • £0.3 million for winter preparations
  • £0.4 million for primary care practice based incentive scheme
  • £0.3 million to address long waiting times.

Recent announcements have allocated the following additional funding: £50 million nationally to support the development of the emergency care strategy, of which Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust is receiving £0.8 million. £50 million nationally to tackle occupancy, cancelled operations and accident and emergency delays of which Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust is receiving £0.5 million.

Havering Primary Care Trust will take on more responsibility for commissioning services in the future and will be allocated the resources to do so. From 2003–04, subject to legislation, revenue allocations will go directly to PCTs instead of through health authorities.