AQW 44891/11-15 Written question to the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how many clinical contracts have been awarded to public providers since 2010.
Asked by Stewart Dickson MLA on 22 April 2015
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 22 April 2015
- Answer due by
- 8 May 2015
- Answered
- 6 May 201514 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The HSC Board commissions the vast majority of its services from public sector providers through Service Agreements, rather than formal contractual arrangements, for example with each of the Health and Social Care Trusts.
Since 2010, one clinical contract has been awarded to a public provider, namely a cardiac surgery contract awarded by the HSC Board to Guys & St Thomas’ Hospitals, London.