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Written question asked by Lord Mawhinney (Conservative) on Wednesday, 6 July 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 July 2016. It was answered by Lord Prior of Brampton (Conservative) on Wednesday, 13 July 2016 on behalf of the Department of Health.

NHS: Finance

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many, and what percentage of, NHS providers have signed up to the first round of proposed control totals; and how they plan to respond to those providers who (1) have not signed up, or (2) refuse to do so.

Answer

NHS Improvement continues to work with those providers who have not been able to agree control totals by the end of July. At present, 213 of 238 providers (89.5%) have an agreed a control total. Those providers who have been unable to agree a control total will not be able to access the sustainability and transformation fund.

NHS Improvement is currently consulting on a new oversight regime, which details proposals on how providers will be monitored in future and this will set out how variance from financial plan or control total will be managed.

NHS Improvement does not intend to replace the boards of those providers who do not achieve financial balance by the end of 2016/17. The organisation’s new oversight regime also sets out in detail how it proposes to monitor and support providers.

The Government’s Mandate to the NHS 2016-17, a copy of which is attached, confirms that the National Health Service must ensure that it balances its budget, including commissioners and providers living within their budgets. To support this, £1.8 billion of NHS England’s budget for 2016-17 will be allocated through the Sustainability and Transformation Fund to support providers, in particular emergency services, payable through commissioning or as other support.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1043
Session
2016-17
Attachment
NHS England Mandate 2016-17
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Finance NHS
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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