Strategic Clinical Networks
(asked on 19th June 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria are used to allocate budgets to each NHS Strategic Clinical Network.
Strategic Clinical Networks admin funding is allocated on an equal share basis. Programme funding is allocated on an un-weighted population basis.
In 2013/14 and 2014/15 funding allocations covered both Strategic Clinical Networks and Clinical Senates. In 2015/16, funding for Strategic Clinical Networks has been separated.
For both 2013/14 and 2014/15, the allocations were:
Geographical Area (Strategic Clinical Network and Clinical Senate) | Admin Funding £’000 | Programme Funding £’000 | TOTAL £’000 |
Cheshire and Merseyside | £833 | £1,447 | £2,281 |
East of England | £833 | £3,573 | £4,406 |
East Midlands | £833 | £2,825 | £3,658 |
Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria | £833 | £2,606 | £3,439 |
Northern England | £833 | £1,879 | £2,712 |
London | £833 | £4,794 | £5,627 |
South East | £833 | £2,687 | £3,520 |
South West | £833 | £2,793 | £3,626 |
Thames Valley | £833 | £1,233 | £2,066 |
Wessex | £833 | £1,592 | £2,426 |
West Midlands | £833 | £3,342 | £4,175 |
Yorkshire and the Humber | £833 | £3,230 | £4,063 |
TOTAL | £10 million | £32 million | £42 million |
The 2015/16 programme budget allocations for Clinical Networks were:
Clinical Network | 2015/16 Programme Funding £’000 |
Cheshire and Mersey | £1,059 |
East of England | £2,725 |
East Midlands | £2,043 |
Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria | £1,968 |
Northern England | £1,438 |
London | £3,633 |
South East | £2,043 |
South West | £2,119 |
Thames Valley | £1,059 |
Wessex | £1,211 |
West Midlands | £2,573 |
Yorkshire and the Humber | £2,422 |
TOTAL | £24.3 million |
The admin funding for Clinical Networks in 2015/16 is currently being determined as part of the implementation of NHS England’s Organisational Alignment and Capability Programme.