Supplementary memorandum submitted by
the Department of Health
Following a question asked by the Committee
last month, the Department provided a table updating the information
relating to the total cumulative expenditure on the NHS National
Programme for IT.[22]
The table generally showed cumulative total
expenditure to 31 December 2006 though for one item ie expenditure
by local NHS organisations, the latest available information related
to 31 March 2006.
The Committee has now asked for a note confirming
that the total cumulative expenditure exceeds £2 billion.
The revised table below makes this clear except that, as stated
before, the information has been updated during a financial year
and is therefore provisional and un-audited.
| Item |
Cumulative Expenditure to 31.03.06 £m |
Latest available information on Cumulative Expenditure (to 31 December 2006 except where
indicated) £m |
| Core Contracts |
654 |
1002 |
| New Projects added to the original scope of the Programme
| 70 |
107 |
| Additional services beyond the scope of the original core contracts
| 48 |
58 |
| Non-core Projects and Contracts added to NPfIT |
75 |
97 |
| NPfIT support for local NHS implementation |
43 |
57 |
Central Expenditure:
— Technology Office
— Programmes
— System Implementation
— Service Management
— Estate and Corporate Services
— Contract and Commercial Management |
28
50
38
12
47
18 |
37
81
58
20
72
26 |
| Total of above items |
1,083 |
1,615 |
| Expenditure by Local NHS Organisations (including NHS Connecting for Health's contribution to Local Costs) |
459 |
459 (31 March 2006 data is latest available) |
| Total | 1,542
| (Total known to 31.12.06) 2,074
|
Response to second additional question
The Committee has asked for a list of the Senior Responsible
Officers (SROs) for the Programme, together with the dates of
their accountability. These are shown in the following table:
| Senior Responsible Owner for the NHS National Programme for IT
| From | To |
| Prof. Sir John Pattison | Inception of NPfIT
| March 2004 |
| Richard Granger and Prof. Aidan Halligan (joint SROs)
| March 2004 | November 2004
|
| Richard Granger | November 2004
| March 2005 |
| John Bacon | March 2005 |
April 2006 |
| Sir Ian Carruthers | April 2006
| September 2006 |
| David Nicholson | September 2006
| Current |
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