Within the Department, NHS Connecting for Health, which came into being in April 2005, is responsible both for central expenditure necessary for ensuring delivery of the information technology systems under the national programme for information technology, and for maintaining the critical business systems previously provided to the national health service by the former NHS Information Authority.
Relevant information covering all NHS Connecting for Health’s responsibilities is shown in the following table.
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Total (note 1) 971.0 1,119.7 1,195.7 1,094.3 Of which : Staff 139.4 149.5 142.4 129.2 Office 9.4 9.3 8.9 7.9 Notes: 1. Total capital and revenue (excludes capital charges). 2. ‘Staff’ covers the direct employment costs of permanent and temporary NHS personnel employed via the NHS Business Services Authority as host authority, secondees, contractors, and the manpower and non-manpower costs of departmental civil servants. 3. ‘Office’ includes rents/rates, utilities, office equipment, furniture and fittings.