§ Mr. HobanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of funding for acute hospital trusts will be(a) channelled through PCTs and (b) directly provided by his Department. [50795]
§ Mr. HuttonTrusts receive the bulk of their funding via service agreements with Primary Care Trusts (PCTs).
PCTs will receive 100 per cent. of unified allocations which covers hospital and community health services, general practice prescribing, general practice infrastructure, in order to commission services for their populations.
Trusts also receive revenue funding from the Department for medical and non-medical staff and nurse education services and for research and development.
In addition trusts can charge staff, visitors or patients for services provided, such as catering or provision of private patient facilities.