Question
(3) what savings are budgeted for under the agreement governing the operational franchise of Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust in each of the next 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Woodward:
Answer
The following table shows the financial position for Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust in each year to date since the franchise agreement was awarded to Circle Healthcare Ltd.
| £000 | ||
| Trust
name | 2011-12
operating
surplus | 2012-13
operating
surplus |
| Hinchingbrooke
Health Care NHS
Trust | 186 | 0 |
| Notes: 1. Figures for 2011-12 are published in The Quarter 4 publication for 2011-12 (Department of Health). 2. Figures for 2012-13 are taken from Q4 returns from NHS trusts. |
Information on the ratio of public and private patients expected to be treated by the trust is not held centrally.
The budgeted savings under the franchising agreement in each over the next 10 years are published in the National Audit Office report, ‘The Franchising of Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust’ (8 November 2012), at Figure 9. The total projected savings over the 10 years are £311 million.. The report is available at:
www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/1213628.pdf
A copy has been placed in the Library.