Asked by: Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative - Bridgwater and West Somerset)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much Somerset NHS Foundation Trust spent on management consultants in each of the last five years.
Answered by Will Quince
Owing to data protection reasons, individual salaries cannot be disclosed without the individual’s consent. Salaries of directors are published in annual reports in £5k bands. NHS England provides pay guidance for very senior managers at Foundation Trusts which is available at the following link:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/guidance-on-pay-for-very-senior-managers/
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is classified as an ‘extra-large’ acute provider and that Foundation Trusts hold statutory power over pay.
The Department cannot comment on individual trusts and does not hold the information required.
Asked by: Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative - Bridgwater and West Somerset)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the salary bands are for the (a) Joint Chief Executive, (b) Chief Operating Officer – Hospital Services, (c) Chief Operating Officer – Neighbourhoods, Mental Health and Families, (d) Chief Nurse, (e) Chief Medical Officer, (f) Chief Finance Officer and (g) other members of the senior leadership of the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust for the 2022-23 financial year.
Answered by Will Quince
Owing to data protection reasons, individual salaries cannot be disclosed without the individual’s consent. Salaries of directors are published in annual reports in £5k bands. NHS England provides pay guidance for very senior managers at Foundation Trusts which is available at the following link:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/guidance-on-pay-for-very-senior-managers/
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is classified as an ‘extra-large’ acute provider and that Foundation Trusts hold statutory power over pay.
The Department cannot comment on individual trusts and does not hold the information required.
Asked by: Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative - Bridgwater and West Somerset)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many senior managers in the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust earn over £100,000 a year.
Answered by Will Quince
Owing to data protection reasons, individual salaries cannot be disclosed without the individual’s consent. Salaries of directors are published in annual reports in £5k bands. NHS England provides pay guidance for very senior managers at Foundation Trusts which is available at the following link:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/guidance-on-pay-for-very-senior-managers/
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is classified as an ‘extra-large’ acute provider and that Foundation Trusts hold statutory power over pay.
The Department cannot comment on individual trusts and does not hold the information required.
Asked by: Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative - Bridgwater and West Somerset)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were waiting more than 62 days from urgent referral for suspected cancer to starting treatment in the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in each month between February 2020 and September 2022.
Answered by Helen Whately - Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The following table shows the data requested.
The data for people waiting more than 28 days from urgent referral to diagnosis is only available from April 2021.
The data for the number of people waiting more than 62 days from referral to treatment is available between February 2020 and September 2022.
Date | Number of people were waiting more than 28 days from referral to diagnosis in the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in each month listed | Number of people were waiting more than 62 days from urgent referral for suspected cancer to starting treatment in the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in each month listed | ||
| Total told | Total told over standard | Total treated | Total treated over standard |
February 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 110 | 23.5 |
March 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 113.5 | 22 |
April 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 59 | 10.5 |
May 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 48.5 | 16.5 |
June 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 71 | 13 |
July 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 77 | 24 |
August 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 64.5 | 16.5 |
September 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 91 | 25 |
October 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 83.5 | 26 |
November 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 103.5 | 30 |
December 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 102 | 25 |
| Total told | Total told over standard | Total treated | Total treated over standard |
January 2021 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 92 | 25.5 |
February 2021 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 107 | 31 |
March 2021 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 100 | 16.5 |
April 2021 | 1192 | 393 | 81 | 23 |
May 2021 | 1216 | 345 | 88.5 | 34 |
June 2021 | 1256 | 358 | 98 | 33 |
July 2021 | 1104 | 329 | 95.5 | 26 |
August 2021 | 1071 | 308 | 86.5 | 31 |
September 2021 | 1172 | 330 | 94.5 | 23 |
October 2021 | 1144 | 273 | 87 | 20.5 |
November 2021 | 1308 | 322 | 105.5 | 30 |
December 2021 | 1275 | 302 | 89.5 | 20.5 |
| Total told | Total told over standard | Total treated | Total treated over standard |
January 2022 | 1058 | 314 | 105.5 | 41 |
February 2022 | 1063 | 201 | 89 | 24.5 |
March 2022 | 1230 | 307 | 83 | 23 |
April 2022 | 1033 | 277 | 76.5 | 22.5 |
May 2022 | 1180 | 374 | 128 | 50 |
June 2022 | 1037 | 448 | 99.5 | 43 |
July 2022 | 1062 | 399 | 91 | 34 |
August 2022 | 1136 | 688 | 102 | 30.5 |
September 2022 | 1169 | 611 | 87.5 | 47.5 |
Asked by: Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative - Bridgwater and West Somerset)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were waiting more than 28 days from referral to diagnosis in the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in each month between February 2020 and September 2022.
Answered by Helen Whately - Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The following table shows the data requested.
The data for people waiting more than 28 days from urgent referral to diagnosis is only available from April 2021.
The data for the number of people waiting more than 62 days from referral to treatment is available between February 2020 and September 2022.
Date | Number of people were waiting more than 28 days from referral to diagnosis in the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in each month listed | Number of people were waiting more than 62 days from urgent referral for suspected cancer to starting treatment in the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in each month listed | ||
| Total told | Total told over standard | Total treated | Total treated over standard |
February 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 110 | 23.5 |
March 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 113.5 | 22 |
April 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 59 | 10.5 |
May 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 48.5 | 16.5 |
June 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 71 | 13 |
July 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 77 | 24 |
August 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 64.5 | 16.5 |
September 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 91 | 25 |
October 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 83.5 | 26 |
November 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 103.5 | 30 |
December 2020 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 102 | 25 |
| Total told | Total told over standard | Total treated | Total treated over standard |
January 2021 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 92 | 25.5 |
February 2021 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 107 | 31 |
March 2021 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 100 | 16.5 |
April 2021 | 1192 | 393 | 81 | 23 |
May 2021 | 1216 | 345 | 88.5 | 34 |
June 2021 | 1256 | 358 | 98 | 33 |
July 2021 | 1104 | 329 | 95.5 | 26 |
August 2021 | 1071 | 308 | 86.5 | 31 |
September 2021 | 1172 | 330 | 94.5 | 23 |
October 2021 | 1144 | 273 | 87 | 20.5 |
November 2021 | 1308 | 322 | 105.5 | 30 |
December 2021 | 1275 | 302 | 89.5 | 20.5 |
| Total told | Total told over standard | Total treated | Total treated over standard |
January 2022 | 1058 | 314 | 105.5 | 41 |
February 2022 | 1063 | 201 | 89 | 24.5 |
March 2022 | 1230 | 307 | 83 | 23 |
April 2022 | 1033 | 277 | 76.5 | 22.5 |
May 2022 | 1180 | 374 | 128 | 50 |
June 2022 | 1037 | 448 | 99.5 | 43 |
July 2022 | 1062 | 399 | 91 | 34 |
August 2022 | 1136 | 688 | 102 | 30.5 |
September 2022 | 1169 | 611 | 87.5 | 47.5 |
Asked by: Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative - Bridgwater and West Somerset)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many elective operations were cancelled in the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in each quarter of (a) 2020-21, (b) 2021-22 and (c) 2022-23 to date.
Answered by Will Quince
The information is not held in the format requested.
Asked by: Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative - Bridgwater and West Somerset)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time for treatment was at A&E at Musgrove Park Hospital in each of the last three years.
Answered by Will Quince
This information is not collected centrally. NHS Digital publish monthly accident and emergency quality indicators data, including average waiting times for treatment in accident and emergency, at National Health Service trust level. Such data is not available at an individual hospital level.
NHS trust level data is available at the following link:
Asked by: Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative - Bridgwater and West Somerset)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were waiting 18 weeks or more for (a) hip and (b) hip replacement surgery in the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in each month between February 2020 and September 2022.
Answered by Will Quince
Hospital Episode Statistics is a database containing details of all admissions, accident and emergency attendances and outpatient appointments at National Health Service hospitals. Initially this data is collected during a patient's time at hospital as part of the Commissioning Data Set. However, the data that is requested in this question is not available in the format requested. Waiting time data at trust level is not available by specific condition/treatment.
Asked by: Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative - Bridgwater and West Somerset)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were waiting 65 weeks or more for (a) hip and (b) hip replacement surgery in the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in each month between February 2020 and September 2022.
Answered by Will Quince
Hospital Episode Statistics is a database containing details of all admissions, accident and emergency attendances and outpatient appointments at National Health Service hospitals. Initially this data is collected during a patient's time at hospital as part of the Commissioning Data Set. However, the data that is requested in this question is not available in the format requested. Waiting time data at trust level is not available by specific condition/treatment.
Asked by: Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative - Bridgwater and West Somerset)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were waiting 78 weeks or more for (a) hip and (b) hip replacement surgery in the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in each month between February 2020 and September 2022.
Answered by Will Quince
Hospital Episode Statistics is a database containing details of all admissions, accident and emergency attendances and outpatient appointments at National Health Service hospitals. Initially this data is collected during a patient's time at hospital as part of the Commissioning Data Set. However, the data that is requested in this question is not available in the format requested. Waiting time data at trust level is not available by specific condition/treatment.