HC Deb 12 January 2004 vol 416 cc613-4W
Tim Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which health trusts have declined to use NHS professionals. [145667]

Mr. Hutton

This information is not held centrally.

Tim Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much NHS Professionals charges hospital trusts for their services; [145669]

(2) in what circumstances NHS Professionals may charge an administrative fee to hospital trusts; [145672]

(3) what charges NHS Professionals make to trusts when they act as an intermediary between commercial agencies and trusts; [145670]

(4) what categories of charges are included in NHS Professionals administration charges. [145936]

Mr. Hutton

The NHS Professionals Special Health Authority was formally established on 1 January 2004. Decisions on these matters will in future be made by the authority.

Prior to the establishment of the special health authority, a range of different NHS Professionals services have been provided throughout England. Department of Health guidance issued in 2001, NHS Professionals—A co-ordinated, NHS-led approach to temporary staffing, a copy of which is in the Library, recommended a management fee of 7.5 per cent. The Oxford area NHS Professionals service also made a 3 per cent. administration charge to trusts when acting as an intermediary with private recruitment agencies. No other categories of charge have been made.

Tim Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been charged by NHS professionals in administrative fees since it was set up. [145671]

Mr. Hutton

This information is not held centrally.