§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what savings in administration have been made by each NHS trust in Shropshire since 1 May 1997; and if he will make a statement. [154657]
§ Yvette CooperIndividually and collectively the National Health Service trusts in Shropshire have achieved real terms savings in management costs. The three acute trusts are all in the upper quartile for achieving management costs efficiency for the West Midlands region.
A comparison of the 1997–98 baseline management cost position with the 1999–2000 accounts figure deflated to 1997–98 levels, shows real term savings of:
NHS Trust £000 Royal Shrewsbury Hospital 103 Princess Royal Hospital 25 Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt 112 Shropshire's Community and Mental Health' 656 Total 896 1 The high level of savings from Shropshire's Community and Mental Health NHS trust is due to the merger of two trusts. Source:
West Midlands Regional Office