Jenny Chapman – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jenny Chapman on 2016-09-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent on the Better Health Programme and predecessor programmes examining the future configuration at Darlington Memorial Hospital to date.
Mr Philip Dunne
Funding for this programme is the responsibility of local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs).
The Better Health Programme, previously Securing Quality in Hospital Services, has been funded by five CCGs (Darlington; North Durham; Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield; Hartlepool and Stockton; South Tees). Final annual costs for each year are in the table.
Table: Final annual costs for the Better Health Programme
|
Year |
Final costs (£) |
|
2013/14 (Securing Quality in Hospital Services) |
555,875 |
|
2014/15 (Securing Quality in Hospital Services) |
425,748 |
|
2015/16 (Better Health Programme) |
580,000 |
|
2016/17 (Better Health Programme) 1 |
3,100,000 |
1 Planned cost for the full year. The increase is primarily due to additional costs for financial modelling of options, stakeholder communications and engagement and overall programme management.
