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Written question asked by Mike Hall (Labour) on Wednesday, 23 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 November 2005. It was answered by Jane Kennedy (Labour) on Wednesday, 14 December 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

NHS Logistics

Question
(3) pursuant to the answer of 28 October 2005, Official Report, column 585W, on NHS Logistics, how many of the products and services were purchased direct from the manufacturers and service providers by NHS trusts.
Answer

The following table shows those categories of products and services used by NHS Trusts which are not purchased through the NHS Logistics Authority, or where, as indicated, there is minimal activity.The spend by NHS trusts for 2003–04 for these categories was as follows.

Products and services—2003–04 £
Drugs (including Gases) 2,307,732,964
Medical and Surgical Equipment—Maintenance 114,079,014
X-Ray Equipment—Purchase 32,698,714
X-Ray Film and Chemicals—Purchase 58,124,105
X-Ray Equipment—Maintenance 63,116,985
Laboratory Equipment—Maintenance 27,427,273
Contract Hotel Services (Incl. Cleaning) 406,385,852
Postage 69,197,837
Telephones 206,527,436
Advertising 132,167,883
Travel, Subsistence and Removal Expenses 363,547,841
Other Transport Costs (Includes Transport and Moveable Plant) 304,926,808
Electricity 129,952,456
Gas 102,981,452
Other Fuels (Including Oil And Coal) 36,304,157
Water And Sewerage 59,349,315
External General Services Contracts 267,412,996
Furniture, Office and Computer Equipment 272,320,110
Computer Hardware, Maintenance Contracts and Data Processing Contracts 220,932,679
Business Rates 220,256,280
Rent 274,567,538
Building and Engineering Equipment 125,835,348
Building and Engineering Contracts 265,638,567
Total Purchase Of Healthcare From Non-NHS Bodies 3,326,347,129
Total External Contract Staffing And Consultancy Services 230,988,111
Auditors Remuneration 78,720,480
Total Non-Pay Revenue Expenditure 9,697,539,332
(56) Minimal activity through the NHS Logistics Authority
(57) Not able to break this down into individual categories of (k)travel,(i) subsistence and removal expenses.

The information requested in relation to consumable goods (a) purchased and (b) not purchased from NHS Logistics is not readily available and could be only be obtained at disproportionate cost.The quantities of products and services purchased direct from the manufacturers and service providers by NHS trusts is not readily available and could only be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
440 c2158-9W; 32880
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Expenditure NHS Procurement
Contains statistics
Yes