CCG FOI 669 – Use of Independent Sector

Responded to: 28th September 2016

For each of the financial years 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16 and to date in 2016/17,
1.    What NHS services at the CCG were delivered by independent (private) hospitals?

Elective care services, including pre-operative and post assessment care.

Specialities to be provided but not limited to are:

a.            ENT

b.            Oral Surgery

c.             General Surgery

d.            Gynaecology

e.            Orthopaedics

f.             Ophthalmology

g.            Urology

h.            Pain Management

i.              Gastroenterology

j.             Direct Access Physio

k.            Neurosurgery

l.              Ophthalmology

m.           Wet AMD

2. How many patients were treated on the NHS at independent (private) hospitals?

The number of unique patients reported to the CCG are shown in the table below.  This is derived from SUS data that has been reported by the Providers we contract with.  Where one patient has used two separate services, we have counted the patient once under each service.  Where a patient has had a multiple number of appointments in a year, this patient has been counted once.

3. How much did the CCG spend on NHS treatments (ie, where patients were treated using NHS funding) that were provided at independent (private) hospitals?

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