AQW 13228/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the transportation costs for service users attending buildings-based day care, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) the average journey mileage, broken down by mode of transport, in each of the last five years.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 11 June 2024
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 11 June 2024
- Answer due by
- 26 June 2024
- Answered
- 1 July 202420 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The following data details the costs broken down per Health and Social Care Trust, as of May 2024.
i) the transportation costs for service users attending buildings-based day care, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust… in each of the last five years
The NHSCT provided the following response which includes all Programmes of Care collectively.
| Total Costs | |
| 19/20 | £1,040,241 |
| 20/21 | £459,464 |
| 21/22 | £757,828 |
| 22/23 | £1,062,195 |
| 23/24 | £1,134,018 |
The NHSCT provided the additional narrative:
This is the cost from General Ledger each year and so will include accruals. These are the costs only that are charged to the Adult & Day Centres and so excludes centrally provided Transport – this will be significant. This will include external transport such as hire of vehicles and taxis. This will include internal transport such as Fuel, Accident & Repairs, Servicing, Insurance etc – these are all Non-Pay Costs. This is only for costs charged to the Adult/Day Centre.
This will exclude any staff costs associated with internal transport provided by the Adult/Day Centre.
Belfast, Southern, South Eastern and Western Trusts provided data by Programme of Care as follows:
Older People
| BHSCT | SHSCT | SEHSCT | WHSCT | |
| 19/20 | £996,619 | £48,000 | £308,260 | £386,703 |
| 20/21 | £873,315 | £14,000 | £315,967 | £364,867.40 |
| 21/22 | £969,540 | £48,000 | £325,769 | £364,867.40 |
| 22/23 | £999,919 | £65,000 | £362,060 | £421,524.80 |
| 23/24 | £991,367 | £408,000 | Please see note below | £427,374.00 |
Physical Disability
| BHSCT | SHSCT | SEHSCT | WHSCT | |
| 19/20 | £235,074 | £219,000 | £525,158 | £193,351.50 |
| 20/21 | £205,990 | £87,000 | £538,287 | £182,433.70 |
| 21/22 | £228,687 | £140,000 | £554,987 | £197,241.00 |
| 22/23 | £235,853 | £307,000 | £622,805 | £210,762.40 |
| 23/24 | £233,836 | £485,000 | Please see note below | £213,687.00 |
SHSCT :The above figures include the Learning Disability programme.
Learning Disability
| BHSCT | SEHSCT | WHSCT | |
| 19/20 | £1,040,696 | £1,228,146 | £1,353,460.50 |
| 20/21 | £911,938 | £1,258,850 | £1,277,035.90 |
| 21/22 | £1,012,419 | £1,297,905 | £1,380,687.00 |
| 22/23 | £1,044,141 | £1,597,423 | £1,475,336.80 |
| 23/24 | £1,03,211 | Please see note below | £1,495,809.00 |
SHSCT: Please refer to information under the Physical Disability programme of care.
SEHSCT: 23/24 - Figures are derived from the Trusts Costing system and comparative 2023/24 figures will not be available until September 2025
(ii) the average journey mileage, broken down by mode of transport, in each of the last five years
The following Trusts: BHSCT; NHSCT; SEHSCT and SHSCT advise that this information is not available to them.
WHSCT advise “Each passenger vehicle (for Day Care) covers approximately 11,000 miles per year on average (over past 5 years).
My Department remains committed to the provision of a high-quality buildings-based day care and will continue to work alongside Trusts and independent sector providers to maintain and support service provision to include the provision of transport.