FOI_8179

Internal Reference Number: FOI_8179

Date Request Received: 26/09/2024 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 23/10/2024 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Better payments practice code

Request Category: Private Individuals


Question Number 1: This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act, and I seek information about the better payments practice code from your trust. Please state the total amount paid in interest under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 by your trust for each year in the calendar years 2010 to 2024.

Answer To Question 1: These amounts are minor and under £50 per year, some years would have been zero.

Question Number 2: Please provide the total non-NHS bills paid for each year in the calendar years 2010 to 2024. Please supply the following breakdowns. • The total number of non-NHS bills/invoices paid in the year • The total monetary value of the non-NHS bills/invoices paid in the year (£) • Please provide data for the following years: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Answer To Question 2: This information is available on the trust's website within the Annual reports for each year. The relevant address is below: https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/about-us/trust-reports-and-reviews/

Question Number 3: Please provide the total NHS trade bills paid for each year in the calendar years 2010 to 2024. Please supply the following breakdowns. • The total number of NHS bills/invoices paid in the year • The total monetary value of the NHS bills/invoices paid in the year (£) • Please provide data for the following years: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Answer To Question 3: See response to 2 above

Question Number 4: Please provide the total percentage of bills/invoices paid within target for each year in the calendar years 2010 to 2024. • Please provide data for the following years: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Answer To Question 4: See response to 2 above

Question Number 5: Please state what the top three largest invoices paid to either non-NHS and NHS trade invoices were, for example rent, in the calendar year 2023-24.

Answer To Question 5: NHS Resolution - Clinical Negligence insurance premium - £7,038k BAM Construction Ltd - Part of new ward cost - £1,929k Asset Plus Energy Performance Limited - Part of Decarbonisation project - £2,265k

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