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Written question asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) on Monday, 18 January 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 February 2016. It was answered by Lord Prior of Brampton (Conservative) on Friday, 29 January 2016 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Commissioning Support Units

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much has been spent by Commissioning Support Units (CSUs) on external management consultancies since they were established; and how much of that was specifically related to contracts CSUs had with the NHS Commissioning Board.

Answer

Commissioning Support Units (CSUs) were formally established in April 2013. As at December 2015, CSUs paid out £81 million on consultancy support. Total spend has been reducing year on year as CSUs develop their own internal capacity, with 2015/16 to date spend at £8.4 million.


It is not possible to accurately apportion this to specific contracts with NHS England.



Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL5114
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Contracts Expenditure Management consultants NHS England Commissioning support units
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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