§ Mr. WilshireTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what was(a) the original budgeted expenditure and (b) the actual expenditure of West Surrey health authority in each of the last five years; [45502]
(2) what the debt is of West Surrey health authority; and to which bodies it will be allocated when the authority is abolished; [45467]
(3) if he will list the land and buildings identified to his Department as the source of funds to pay off the debt of West Surrey health authority. [45504]
§ Ms BlearsWest Surrey health authority's original budget and expenditure is as follows:
£ million Original planned expenditure Final budget Expenditure 1997–98 330.2 369.8 374.3 1998–99 341.6 390.1 389.1 1999–2000 381.4 465.0 460.2 2000–01 411.4 478.6 477.8 2001–02 486.5 520.2 519.9 Notes:
Final budget and expenditure figures as per accounts.
The successor body to West Surrey health authority is the new Surrey and Sussex strategic health authority. It is responsible for the transfer of the balance sheet position, as at 31 March 2002, to the NHS organisations, which assume West Surrey health authority's functions from 1 April 2002. The exact transfer of specific assets and liabilities will be determined by the accounting process that is planned to be completed by 16 May 2002. The new health authority and local primary care trusts will be allocated the main proportion of West Surrey's balance sheet. The funding requirement for these successor organisations into 2002–03 will be concluded upon the closure of its accounts.
Land and properties that could be sold within the West Surrey health economy as follows:
- (1) Currently owned by Surrey Hampshire Borders NHS trust: Ridgewood site.
- (2) Properties to be developed to Guildford and Waverley primary care trust:
- Farnham hospital—surplus land;
- Farnham health centre;
- Cranleigh hospital and health centre.
- (3) Currently owned by Bournewood community and mental health trust:
- Property at rear of Ashford hospital (West Byfleet health centre);
- Central site at St. Peter's campus.
Total sale proceeds from all these properties would be in the region of £16 million to £17.5 million of which £5 million–£7 million would be expected in 2002–03.
§ Mr. WilshireTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was(a) the original budgeted expenditure and (b) the actual expenditure of the Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust in each of the last five years. [45501]
§ Ms BlearsThe information requested is shown in the table. Figures for 2001–02 are not yet available.
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£ million Ashford & St. Peters Original budget Turnover Expenditure 1997–98 87.7 89.1 91.2 1998–99 91.3 96.9 96.8 1999–2000 98.7 108.9 110.5 2000–01 106.1 111.2 116.0 2001–02 121.0 123.7 125.7 Notes
1. The Ashford and St. Peters NHS Trust was created 1 April 1998 from the merger of the St. Peters Hospital Trust and the Ashford Hospital Trust. The figures for 1997–1998 are the sum of the figures for the two Trusts.
2. The original budget differs from the actual turnover of the Trust due to in year contract adjustments.
§ Mr. WilshireTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when the new Chairman of the Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Trust was appointed; and who was informed. [45468]
§ Ms BlearsMr. Clive Thompson was appointed to chair the Ashford and St. Peter's National Health Service Trust on 11 March. The appointment was announced by press release on 14 March. A further letter was sent by the trust to all local hon. Members on 20 March informing them of the appointment.
§ Mr. WilshireTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) directly employed nurses and (b) agency nurses were employed by the Ashford and St. Peters Hospital NHS Trust on 1 January (i) 1999, (ii) 2000, (iii) 2001 and (iv) 2002; and how much the use of agency nurses added to the expenditure of the Trust in each of the last three years. [45503]
§ Ms BlearsInformation on the number of agency nurses employed by the Trust and the cost incurred are not collected centrally. The number of nurses employed by Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust in the years 1999 to 2001 are given below. Figures for 2002 are not yet available.
NHS Hospital and Community Health Service (HCHS): Nursing, midwifery andhealth visiting staff employed by Ashford and
St. Peters Hospitals NHS Trust as at 30 September each year
whole-time equivalents 1999 2000 2001 All nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff 980 1,030 1,020 of which: Qualified 810 830 780 Unqualified 200 250 All nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff 1,290 1,350 1,340 Of which: Qualified 1,080 1,090 1,030 Unqualified 210 260 310 Notes:
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 due to rounding totals may not equal the sum of component parts Figures exclude learners and agency staff
Source:
Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census