§ Gregory Barker:To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the financial situation of the East Sussex County Healthcare Trust. [142393]
§ Ms Rosie Winterton:The Surrey and Sussex Strategic Health Authority is aware of the challenging financial position faced by the East Sussex County Healthcare National Health Service Trust. Financial recovery plans have been developed and are currently being implemented.
I understand that the chief executive of the strategic health authority is currently arranging to meet local hon. Members to discuss the issues.
§ Gregory Barker:To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent by (a)East Sussex County Healthcare and (b)primary care trusts in England on (i) locum doctors and (ii) agency nursing in each of the last five years; and what these sums were as a percentage of total NHS staff costs. [142396]
§ Mr. Hutton:The figures shown in the table relate to all agency staff and other staff not directly employed by the national health service. 766W
Expenditure by East Sussex County Healthcare NHS Trust on non-NHS National PCT Expenditure on non-NHS Nurses Doctors Nurses Doctors 2000–01 (£) 1— 1— 2885,867 2437,999 2000–01 (%) — — 30.004 30.002 2001–02 (£) 1— 1— 224,422,282 25,122,963 2001–02 (%) — — 30.105 30.022 2002–03 (£) 21,306,311 21,335,544 273,685,708 217,691,400 2002–03 (%) 33.63 33.71 30.284 30.068 2003–04 (£) 2923,000 21,653,750 5— 5— 2003–04 (%) 33.87 3,46.93 — — 1 Trust not established 2 Total Expenditure 3 As a percentage of all staff expenditure 4 For first seven months of year 2 Figure not yet available