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Written question asked by John Baron (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 March 2005. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Wednesday, 23 March 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding NHS Professionals received from his Department in financial year 2003-04; and how much it will receive in 2004-05; if he will make a statement on recent performance against targets set for NHS Professionals; what percentage of bookings received by NHS Professionals in 2004 were successfully filled by NHS Professionals using its own nurse database; if he will break down his Department's funding for NHS Professionals by budget subhead; and whether Government funding is intended to cover running costs, with particular reference to (a) staff salaries, (b) recruitment costs, (c) infrastructure, (d) premises, (e) marketing and (f) advertising costs.
Answer

Mr. Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much funding NHS Professionals received from his Department in financial year 2003-04; and how much it will receive in 2004-05; [223505] (2) if he will make a statement on recent performance against targets set for NHS Professionals; [223506] (3) what percentage of bookings received by NHS Professionals in 2004 were successfully filled by NHS Professionals using its own nurse database; [223507] (4) if he will break down his Department's funding for NHS Professionals by budget subhead; and whether Government funding is intended to cover running costs, with particular reference to (a) staff salaries, (b) recruitment costs, (c) infrastructure, (d) premises, (e) marketing and (f) advertising costs. [223508] Mr. Hutton: The 2004-05 business plan for the NHS Professionals Special Health Authority is available from the Library. NHS Professionals is currently working with officials in the Department to develop a business plan and corporate strategy for 2005-06 and beyond so that it can become self-financing and prepare to take on independent status from 2007-08 as recommended by the Department's review of its arm's length bodies. The Department invested £23.2 million in NHS Professionals 2003-04 and £26.6 million in 2004-05. This represents a contribution to the wider running costs and activities of NHS Professionals and is not directly attributable to specific budget headings. The flexible careers scheme was included until the establishment of the special health authority in April 2004. Funding for the scheme was £9,124,033 for 2003-04. Information relating to the percentage of bookings successfully filled using the NHS Professionals database is not held centrally.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
432 c907-8W;432 c906-8W; 223505;223506;223507;223508
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Advertising Buildings Agency nurses Finance Pay Recruitment Marketing Standards Operating costs NHS Professionals
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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