Hampshire Hospitals on track to beat surplus target

Board papers for November, obtained by HSJ under the Freedom of Information Act, say the trust is on track to exceed its full year surplus plan of £3.5m.

Clinical income was £2m ahead of plan over the year to date, with the main NHS Hampshire contract identified as a “key driver”.

“The trust has now exceed the Hampshire primary care trust contract cap by £3.3m”, the papers say, although other shortfalls meant that income was on plan overall.

However there was a reduction in “other income” following a review of anticipated income relating to road traffic accidents, which was cut by £0.5m.

Drugs spending was £600,000 over the budgeted levels in month, although half that sum was recovered through additional income from commissioners.

Clinical Supplies were £1.5m over the year to date plan, relating to the higher than planned levels of activity.

Non pay spend was £4.7m over plan in the year to date, “some of which is directly recovered through income not constrained by the capped contract.”