The Department does not collect information on medical supplies and equipment spend centrally. A decision on the procurement of medical supplies and equipment is made at a local level.
Information on spend for clinical supplies and services which includes revenue spend on medical and surgical instruments but not capital spend is outlined in the following table.
£000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Primary care trust 36,315 147,624 349,273 358,768 404,854 448,830 475,581 Strategic health authority 13,020 20,171 1,309 1,050 909 61 39 Trust 3,829,447 4,144,664 4,454,694 4,966,842 4,546,683 4,618,645 4,567,305 Total 3,878,782 4,312,459 4,805,276 5,326,660 4,952,446 5,067,536 5,042,925