NHS Birmingham East and North overspent by £9.7m

This is driven by approximately £9.1m of increased activity and £0.6m by increase in cost.

Emergencies, electives and outpatients are all contributing to this overspend.

Emergencies are overspent by £2.4m year to date. There were £4.3m excess bed days to month eight

Electives are overspent by £2.5m year to date. £2m is attributable to day cases with the largest overspends against orthopaedics, general surgery, ophthalmology and urology.

£0.5m is due to inpatient electives, with the largest overspend against orthopaedics.

Outpatients are overspent by £2.8m year to date. The largest over-performances are in orthopaedics, dermatology, paediatrics, gynaecology and ophthalmology.