PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
NHS: Finance (18 November 2014)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS (a) trusts and (b) foundation trusts recorded a deficit in each of the last three years.
Asked by:
Sir Alan Campbell (Labour)
Asked by:
Sir Alan Campbell (Labour)
Answer
The number of National Health Service trusts and foundation trusts in deficit in the last three years is shown in the following table:
Type of Provider | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
| Number in Deficit | Number in Deficit | Number in Deficit |
NHS Trusts | 10 | 5 | 24 |
Foundation Trusts | 21 | 21 | 40 |
Total in Deficit | 31 | 26 | 64 |
Notes:
1. The data in the above table is from the Final Audited Accounts.
2. In this context, ‘deficit’ refers to in-year operating deficit.
Answered by:
Dr Dan Poulter (Labour)
25 November 2014
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