University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) completed a merger by acquisition of Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT) on 1st April 2018. UHB includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic.
Due to historical differences in data collection/reporting across UHB and the former Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust some responses have been provided by hospital site.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Under the Freedom of Information Act, may I please request the following information for the last five years (2016/17, 2015/16, 2014/15, 2013/14, 2012/13) for each of the following:
1. Level of deficit at year end
Please see attached: FOI 0224 QEHB
2.External consultancy services spend
Please see attached: FOI 0224 QEHB
3. Breakdown of consultancy spend by all sectors e.g health management consultancy, digital health consultancy, environment consultancy etc.
If the data could be sent in an ODS and Excel file that would be most appreciated.
Please see attached: FOI 0224 QEHB
Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospital
Under the Freedom of Information Act, may I please request the following information for the last five years (2016/17, 2015/16, 2014/15, 2013/14, 2012/13) for each of the following:
1. Level of deficit at year end
| Financial Year | Level of Surplus/Deficit at year end (£m) |
| 2016/17 | 11.3 Deficit |
| 2015/16 | 46.1 Deficit |
| 2014/15 | 5.6 Deficit |
| 2013/14 | 5.4 Deficit |
| 2012/13 | 30.5 Deficit |
2.External consultancy services spend
| Financial Year | External consultancy services spend (£m) |
| 2016/17 | 1.6 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6 |
| 2014/15 | 1.9 |
| 2013/14 | 2.2 |
| 2012/13 | 1.1 |
3.Breakdown of consultancy spend by all sectors e.g health management consultancy, digital health consultancy, environment consultancy etc.
If the data could be sent in an ODS and Excel file that would be most appreciated.
We do not hold this information.
