Annual Report - Central Manchester University Hospitals - NHS ...

Better Payment Practice Code - measure of compliance
9 Months to 31st December 2008
Number £000
Total Non-NHS trade invoices paid in the nine months to 31st December 2008 112,565 184,290
Total Non NHS trade invoices paid within target 99,657 157,802
Percentage of Non-NHS trade invoices paid within target 89% 86%
Total NHS trade invoices paid in the nine months to 31st December 2008 5,126 55,607
Total NHS trade invoices paid within target 3,595 44,087
Percentage of NHS trade invoices paid within target 70% 79%
The Better Payment Practice Code requires the Trust to aim to pay all undisputed invoices by the due date or within 30 days of
receipt of goods or a valid invoice, whichever is later.
The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998
The Trust made no payments under The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 in the nine months to 31st
December 2008 (£11k 2007/08).
Management costs
9 Months to
2007/08
31st December 2008
£000
£000
Management costs 14,023 15,452
Income 454,835 567,451
Management costs as a proportion of income (%) 3.08% 2.72%
Management costs are defined as those on the management costs website at www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/
OrganisationPolicy/FinanceAndPlanning/NHSManagementCosts/fs/en..
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Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s University Hospitals NHS Trust