§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his answer of 7 April 2004, ref 162425, on Patient Experience, if he will set out how the money for the Patient Experience project was spent. [167398]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe project sought the views of patients, the public and national health service staff to understand the key components of a positive patient experience.
The total cost of the patient experience project was £39,722.60. This figure can be broken down into the project fee and miscellaneous expenses, as shown in the tables.
£ Project fee 36,190.00 Miscellaneous expenses 3,532.60 Total cost of project 39,722.60 These figures can be further broken down as follows:
£ Project fee 2x1 day workshops with patients (@ £8,000 each) 16,000 2x groups with the public (@ £2,000 each) 4,000 2x mini-groups with young people (@ £1,600 each) 3,200 3x depth interviews with people with mental health problems (@ £600 each) 1,800 2x groups with health practitioners (@ £2,500 each) 5,000 30x on—street interviews with public 800 VAT (17.5 per cent. of £30,800) 5,390 Total Project Fee (excluding miscellaneous expenses) 36,190 Miscellaneous expenses Technical costs 1035.10 Accommodation and venue hire 1145.64 Travel expenses 825.58 VAT (17.5 per cent. of £3,007.32) 526.28 Total Miscellaneous Expenses (including VAT) 3532.60