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NHS Performance

Volume 447: debated on Monday 19 June 2006

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to her oral statement of 7 June 2006, Official Report, column 253, on NHS performance, in which areas of NHS activity the £765 million surplus that has reduced the gross NHS deficit from £1.27 billion to £512 million arose; and if she will make a statement. (77065)

The national health service is not only delivering more and improved health services, but also a much better quality of care for patients. Some NHS organisations were able to deliver these improvements and deliver a surplus for 2005-06. There are a wide range of service improvements that trusts made irrespective of whether they were in surplus.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to her oral statement of 7 June 2006, Official Report, column 253, on NHS performance, on what basis the gross deficit of £1.27 billion for the NHS financial year 2005-06 was calculated. (77066)

[holding answer 13 June 2006]: The gross surplus is the aggregate of surpluses reported in the provisional unaudited outturn figures for 2005-06 by all national health service trusts, primary care trusts and strategic health authorities.