Asked by: Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative - Bridgwater and West Somerset)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses were recruited by the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in each of the last five years.
Answered by Will Quince
The information is not available in the format requested. The following table shows the headcount of doctors and nurses and health visitors that joined active service at the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust for the last two years.
| October 2020 to 2021 | October 2021 to 2022 |
Doctors (excluding junior doctors) | 65 | 48 |
Nurses and health visitors | 420 | 326 |
Source: NHS England Workforce Statistics 2022
This data includes people returning to active service, such as those returning from maternity leave or career breaks. It is the count of staff who were active in the trust at the end of the period who were not active at the start of the period. Due to the merger of Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust with Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in 2020 data can only be given for the last two annual periods. Junior doctors are excluded from the table above as it is common for junior doctors to move between NHS bodies on placements/rotations as part of their training and development. The figures will not include staff joining doctor or nursing grades from other positions within the organisation.
Asked by: Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative - Bridgwater and West Somerset)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many managers have been appointed in the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust since the end of 2019.
Answered by Will Quince
The information is not available in the format requested. The following table shows the headcount of managers and senior managers that joined active service at the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust for the last two years.
| October 2020 to 2021 | October 2021 to 2022 |
Managers | 3 | 5 |
Senior Managers | 0 | 2 |
Source: NHS England Workforce Statistics 2022
Due to the merger of Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust with Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in 2020 data can only be given for the last two annual periods.
This data includes people returning to active service, such as those returning from maternity leave or career breaks. It is the count of staff who were active in the trust at the end of the period who were not active at the start of the period. The figures will not include staff joining manager grades from other positions within the organisation.
Asked by: Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative - Bridgwater and West Somerset)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much capital investment for (a) changing and (b) improving existing buildings was invested in Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in the 2021-22 financial year.
Answered by Will Quince
£35.9 million in national capital funding was allocated to Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in 2021/22. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust received a total £24,194,000 in 2021/22 towards two hospital upgrade schemes, an Acute Assessment Hub (£7,908,000) and Theatre reprovision scheme (£17,096,000). Schemes involve new builds and changing and improving existing buildings.
The new hospital scheme at Musgrove Park Hospital for Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is in Cohort 4 of the New Hospital Programme. Cohort 4 schemes will benefit from knowledge and experience gained from previous builds, as well as standardised designs enabling the best use of digital technology, sustainable buildings, and modern methods of construction.
Up to the end of 2021/22 the New Hospital Programme provided a total of £3.428 million in funding for the scheme. In 2020/21 the Trust received £1.5 million and in 2021/22 the Trust received £1.928 million. With respect to wider capital, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust received £1.7 million from the Targeted Investment Fund for estate works in 2021/22, including Oral Maxillo-Facial, Plastics and Dental Service expansion, and £2.7 million from the same fund for digital initiatives in the same year. In addition to this, the Trust also received £4.1 million for Community Diagnostics Hubs. £1.3 million for miscellaneous capital schemes, e.g. investment in diagnostics and cyber security. In addition to the national funding, the trust received £24.5 million in operational capital in 2021/22.
Asked by: Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative - Bridgwater and West Somerset)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much capital investment for new build was invested in Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in the 2021-22 financial year.
Answered by Will Quince
£35.9 million in national capital funding was allocated to Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in 2021/22. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust received a total £24,194,000 in 2021/22 towards two hospital upgrade schemes, an Acute Assessment Hub (£7,908,000) and Theatre reprovision scheme (£17,096,000). Schemes involve new builds and changing and improving existing buildings.
The new hospital scheme at Musgrove Park Hospital for Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is in Cohort 4 of the New Hospital Programme. Cohort 4 schemes will benefit from knowledge and experience gained from previous builds, as well as standardised designs enabling the best use of digital technology, sustainable buildings, and modern methods of construction.
Up to the end of 2021/22 the New Hospital Programme provided a total of £3.428 million in funding for the scheme. In 2020/21 the Trust received £1.5 million and in 2021/22 the Trust received £1.928 million. With respect to wider capital, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust received £1.7 million from the Targeted Investment Fund for estate works in 2021/22, including Oral Maxillo-Facial, Plastics and Dental Service expansion, and £2.7 million from the same fund for digital initiatives in the same year. In addition to this, the Trust also received £4.1 million for Community Diagnostics Hubs. £1.3 million for miscellaneous capital schemes, e.g. investment in diagnostics and cyber security. In addition to the national funding, the trust received £24.5 million in operational capital in 2021/22.
Asked by: Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative - Bridgwater and West Somerset)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many maternity support staff were employed by the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in each of the last five years.
Answered by Will Quince
The following table shows the number of full-time equivalent maternity support staff for the last three years working at the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
| October 2020 | October 2021 | October 2022 |
Maternity support staff | 59 | 45 | 55 |
Source: NHS England Workforce Statistics 2022
Maternity support staff have been defined as all support staff that work in a ‘maternity services’ and ‘neonatal nursing’ care setting. This includes nursing associates, nursery nurses, nursing assistants/auxiliaries, healthcare assistants and support workers.
Due to the merger of Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust with Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in 2020 consistent data can only be given from that point onwards.
Asked by: Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative - Bridgwater and West Somerset)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much Somerset NHS Foundation Trust spent on management consultants in each of the last five years.
Answered by Will Quince
Owing to data protection reasons, individual salaries cannot be disclosed without the individual’s consent. Salaries of directors are published in annual reports in £5k bands. NHS England provides pay guidance for very senior managers at Foundation Trusts which is available at the following link:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/guidance-on-pay-for-very-senior-managers/
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is classified as an ‘extra-large’ acute provider and that Foundation Trusts hold statutory power over pay.
The Department cannot comment on individual trusts and does not hold the information required.
Asked by: Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative - Bridgwater and West Somerset)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the salary bands are for the (a) Joint Chief Executive, (b) Chief Operating Officer – Hospital Services, (c) Chief Operating Officer – Neighbourhoods, Mental Health and Families, (d) Chief Nurse, (e) Chief Medical Officer, (f) Chief Finance Officer and (g) other members of the senior leadership of the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust for the 2022-23 financial year.
Answered by Will Quince
Owing to data protection reasons, individual salaries cannot be disclosed without the individual’s consent. Salaries of directors are published in annual reports in £5k bands. NHS England provides pay guidance for very senior managers at Foundation Trusts which is available at the following link:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/guidance-on-pay-for-very-senior-managers/
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is classified as an ‘extra-large’ acute provider and that Foundation Trusts hold statutory power over pay.
The Department cannot comment on individual trusts and does not hold the information required.
Asked by: Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative - Bridgwater and West Somerset)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many senior managers in the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust earn over £100,000 a year.
Answered by Will Quince
Owing to data protection reasons, individual salaries cannot be disclosed without the individual’s consent. Salaries of directors are published in annual reports in £5k bands. NHS England provides pay guidance for very senior managers at Foundation Trusts which is available at the following link:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/guidance-on-pay-for-very-senior-managers/
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is classified as an ‘extra-large’ acute provider and that Foundation Trusts hold statutory power over pay.
The Department cannot comment on individual trusts and does not hold the information required.
Asked by: Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative - Bridgwater and West Somerset)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were waiting more than 62 days from urgent referral for suspected cancer to starting treatment in the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in each month between February 2020 and September 2022.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The following table shows the data requested.
The data for people waiting more than 28 days from urgent referral to diagnosis is only available from April 2021.
The data for the number of people waiting more than 62 days from referral to treatment is available between February 2020 and September 2022.
Date | Number of people were waiting more than 28 days from referral to diagnosis in the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in each month listed | Number of people were waiting more than 62 days from urgent referral for suspected cancer to starting treatment in the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in each month listed | ||
| Total told | Total told over standard | Total treated | Total treated over standard |
February 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 110 | 23.5 |
March 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 113.5 | 22 |
April 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 59 | 10.5 |
May 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 48.5 | 16.5 |
June 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 71 | 13 |
July 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 77 | 24 |
August 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 64.5 | 16.5 |
September 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 91 | 25 |
October 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 83.5 | 26 |
November 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 103.5 | 30 |
December 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 102 | 25 |
| Total told | Total told over standard | Total treated | Total treated over standard |
January 2021 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 92 | 25.5 |
February 2021 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 107 | 31 |
March 2021 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 100 | 16.5 |
April 2021 | 1192 | 393 | 81 | 23 |
May 2021 | 1216 | 345 | 88.5 | 34 |
June 2021 | 1256 | 358 | 98 | 33 |
July 2021 | 1104 | 329 | 95.5 | 26 |
August 2021 | 1071 | 308 | 86.5 | 31 |
September 2021 | 1172 | 330 | 94.5 | 23 |
October 2021 | 1144 | 273 | 87 | 20.5 |
November 2021 | 1308 | 322 | 105.5 | 30 |
December 2021 | 1275 | 302 | 89.5 | 20.5 |
| Total told | Total told over standard | Total treated | Total treated over standard |
January 2022 | 1058 | 314 | 105.5 | 41 |
February 2022 | 1063 | 201 | 89 | 24.5 |
March 2022 | 1230 | 307 | 83 | 23 |
April 2022 | 1033 | 277 | 76.5 | 22.5 |
May 2022 | 1180 | 374 | 128 | 50 |
June 2022 | 1037 | 448 | 99.5 | 43 |
July 2022 | 1062 | 399 | 91 | 34 |
August 2022 | 1136 | 688 | 102 | 30.5 |
September 2022 | 1169 | 611 | 87.5 | 47.5 |
Asked by: Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative - Bridgwater and West Somerset)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were waiting more than 28 days from referral to diagnosis in the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in each month between February 2020 and September 2022.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The following table shows the data requested.
The data for people waiting more than 28 days from urgent referral to diagnosis is only available from April 2021.
The data for the number of people waiting more than 62 days from referral to treatment is available between February 2020 and September 2022.
Date | Number of people were waiting more than 28 days from referral to diagnosis in the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in each month listed | Number of people were waiting more than 62 days from urgent referral for suspected cancer to starting treatment in the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in each month listed | ||
| Total told | Total told over standard | Total treated | Total treated over standard |
February 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 110 | 23.5 |
March 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 113.5 | 22 |
April 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 59 | 10.5 |
May 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 48.5 | 16.5 |
June 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 71 | 13 |
July 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 77 | 24 |
August 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 64.5 | 16.5 |
September 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 91 | 25 |
October 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 83.5 | 26 |
November 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 103.5 | 30 |
December 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 102 | 25 |
| Total told | Total told over standard | Total treated | Total treated over standard |
January 2021 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 92 | 25.5 |
February 2021 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 107 | 31 |
March 2021 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 100 | 16.5 |
April 2021 | 1192 | 393 | 81 | 23 |
May 2021 | 1216 | 345 | 88.5 | 34 |
June 2021 | 1256 | 358 | 98 | 33 |
July 2021 | 1104 | 329 | 95.5 | 26 |
August 2021 | 1071 | 308 | 86.5 | 31 |
September 2021 | 1172 | 330 | 94.5 | 23 |
October 2021 | 1144 | 273 | 87 | 20.5 |
November 2021 | 1308 | 322 | 105.5 | 30 |
December 2021 | 1275 | 302 | 89.5 | 20.5 |
| Total told | Total told over standard | Total treated | Total treated over standard |
January 2022 | 1058 | 314 | 105.5 | 41 |
February 2022 | 1063 | 201 | 89 | 24.5 |
March 2022 | 1230 | 307 | 83 | 23 |
April 2022 | 1033 | 277 | 76.5 | 22.5 |
May 2022 | 1180 | 374 | 128 | 50 |
June 2022 | 1037 | 448 | 99.5 | 43 |
July 2022 | 1062 | 399 | 91 | 34 |
August 2022 | 1136 | 688 | 102 | 30.5 |
September 2022 | 1169 | 611 | 87.5 | 47.5 |