To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment has been made of the performance of the NHS University against its objectives. (304421)

A review was commissioned from Sir William Wells. This reported in 2004 and is available on the Department’s website at:

www.dh.gov.uk/en/FreedomOfInformation/Freedomofinformationpublicationschemefeedback/FOIreleases/DH_073921

A copy has been placed in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the NHS University has cost in each year since its establishment. (304422)

The NHS University (NHSU) was launched in December 2003.

The budget for NHSU was £27 million in 2003-04, and £43.676 million in 2004-05.

NHSU was officially dissolved on 31 July 2005.