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Written question asked by Jonathan Shaw (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 June 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 July 2005. It was answered by Jane Kennedy (Labour) on Monday, 11 July 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

NHS Logistics

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what growth occurred in the supply of goods by NHS Logistics, including the share of the NHS consumables market each year since 1997, broken down by (a) volume and (b) value.
Answer

The NHS Logistics Authority (NHSLA) was formed in April 2000 and the income generated from the supply of goods is shown in the table. During this time, product revenues have grown by an average 8 per cent. per annum, which is a 38 per cent. increase on NHSLA's first year activity.

Actual
Sales (£000)
2000–01 529,812
2001–02 560,695
2002–03 593,288
2003–04 677,928
2004–05 732,051

The national health service non-pay spend is circa £13 billion per annum and the consumable healthcare element, the area in which NHSLA operates, is estimated at around £4.2 billion.This healthcare element has also grown by an average 8 per cent. per annum, resulting in a stable NHS logistics market share estimated at 18 per cent. by value and 70 per cent. by volume.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
9633; 436 c737-8W;436 c738W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
NHS Logistics Authority
Contains statistics
Yes