Community Health Services
(asked on 7th July 2014) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much was spent by commissioners on community health services in 2012–13; what percentage of that sum was spent on care provided by independent service providers; and how that percentage compares with the comparable percentage in the previous year.
The information requested is provided in the following tables.
Year | Total spend on Community Services (National Health Service and non-NHS providers) |
£ Million | |
2011-12 | 9,119 |
2012-13 | 9,749 |
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Year | Independent Sector Treatment Centres (ISTCs) | Other Private Sector Providers | Voluntary Sector | Other e.g. Local Authority (LA) |
Percentage of total spend | Percentage of total spend | Percentage of total spend | Percentage of total spend | |
2011-12 | 0.33% | 14.08% | 1.85% | 9.79% |
2012-13 | 0.39% | 17.72% | 1.91% | 11.01% |
Source: PCT Audited Summarisation Schedules 2006-07 to 2012-13
Notes:
The expenditure details spend on community health services except community services for learning difficulties, mental illness and maternity.
Information is collected on expenditure on ‘non-NHS bodies’ which includes LAs, voluntary and independent sector providers.
In terms of this data, non-NHS bodies are defined as ISTCs, Other Private Sector Providers, Voluntary Sector bodies and Other. The ‘Other’ category includes LAs and Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland NHS bodies.