NHS Treatment Centres: Cornwall Andrew George To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects his Department’s review of the information it releases in relation to primary care trusts’ contracts with independent sector treatment providers in Cornwall to be completed, as referred to in the answer of 29 October 2007, Official Report, column 1026W, on health services: private sector. Mr. Bradshaw [holding answer 12 November 2007]: The Department published contract information on wave 1 independent sector treatment centres (ISTCs) on 15 November 2007, Official Report, column 79WS. There is one contract with an independent sector provider in Cornwall. Information on the content is provided in the following table. 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| |Contractual information | 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|Contract |GC4 | 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|Location |East Cornwall | 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|Hospital name |Bodmin NHS Treatment Centre| 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|Interim site commencement |1 October 2005 | 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|Full service commencement |1 January 2006 | 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|Total nominal contract value (£ million) |24.9 | 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|Contract utilisation to date (30 September 2007) (percentage) |56 | 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|Total contracted diagnostics |— | 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|Total contracted procedures |26,495 | 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|Total contracted procedures broken down by health resource group (HRG) chapter | | 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|General surgery |215 | 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|Orthopaedics |40 | 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|Nervous system |— | 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|Ophthalmology |7,148 | 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|ENT |— | 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|Thoracic procedures |— | 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|Digestive system |14,984 | 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|Urology |182 | 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|Gynaecology |3,926 | 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|Notes:1. The total contract value represents the estimated nominal value at the time of signing, calculated in accordance with an estimate of the inflation index as specified in each contract.2. The contracted activity is indicative only and can vary significantly from actual activity through substitution of higher or lower value procedures across the contract term.3. Utilisation represents the percentage value of the contract which has been utilised from contract commencement to the end of September 2007-08.4. Utilisation percentage may change following contract reconciliation which occurs at the end of each contract quarter and year.5. All information provided has been based on the most up to date information at the time of submission.6. The specialties are referenced to HRG chapter. “General Surgery” includes HRG chapters E, G, J, K, P, Q and S. HRG information is available at www.ic.nhs.uk/casemix7. This information is expected to be updated on a quarterly basis.8. The Department works with sponsors and providers to ensure optimum utilisation of the contracts. This includes changing the case mix to respond to local need and working with providers and primary care trusts to recover previous under-utilised activity where possible.In addition to the work we are doing across all ISTCs to improve utilisation we are also taking the following action:Bodmin NHS Treatment CentreThe strategic health authority (SHA) and the Department of Health (DH) are working closely to ensure Royal Cornwall Trust transfer waiting list patients to the ISTC to achieve an 18 week wait.DH is agreeing a contract change to allow the ISTC to treat patients needing diagnostic endoscopies to achieve a two week wait in cancer referrals.The provider (Capio) is targeting GPs with a marketing campaign to improve direct referrals.9. If the hon. Member has any questions relating to this release of information please contact Lara Vodanovich at the Department of Health on 0207 633 7626.| | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------