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4Summary Financial StatementsLeicester City PCTManagement costsLeicester City PCTBetter Payment Practice Code - measure of compliance2006/07 2005/06Management costs (£000s) 8,701 8,264Weighted population(Number) 317,142 317,142Management cost per headof weighted population (£) 27.44 26.06The PCT measures its management costs according tothe definitions provided by the Department of Health.2006/07 2005/06Number £000 Number £000Non-NHS CreditorsTotal bills paid in the year 11,515 52,212 9,807 29,110Total bills paid within target 9,421 45,151 9,585 28,601Percentage of billspaid within target 81.82% 86.48% 97.74% 98.25%NHS CreditorsTotal bills paid in the year 3,569 447,311 3,217 441,688Total bills paid within target 2,251 412,702 3,075 431,922Percentage of billspaid within target 63.07% 92.26% 95.59% 97.79%The PCT’s target is to pay 95% of valid invoices by the due date or within 30days of receipt of a valid invoice, whichever is later.Leicester City PCTRelated Party TransactionsLeicester City Primary Care Trust is a body corporateestablished by order of the Secretary of State forHealth. During the year none of the Board Members ormembers of the key management staff or parties relatedto them has undertaken any material transactions withLeicester City Primary Care Trust (2005/06 none).The Department of Health is regarded as a related party.During the year, Leicester City Primary Care Trust hashad a significant number of material transactions withthe Department, and with other entities for which theDepartment is regarded as the parent Department.These entities are listed below;East Midlands Strategic Health AuthorityUniversity Hospitals of Leicester NHS TrustLeicestershire Partnership NHS TrustLeicestershire County & Rutland Primary Care TrustNorthamptonshire Primary Care TrustNHS Logistics Authorityand a wide range of NHS Specialised Service Providers on behalf of theLeicestershire NHS and Northamptonshire NHS Communities.In addition, the Primary Care Trust has had a significant number ofmaterial transactions and partnership agreements with otherGovernment Departments and other central and local Governmentbodies. Most of these transactions have been with Leicester CityCouncil and Leicestershire and Rutland County Councils in respect offunded nursing care provision and the intermediate care strategy.Local GPs sit on the Board and Professional Executive Committee of the Primary Care Trust. For the 6 months to 31 March 2007,the PCT made payments of £23m to all GP Partnerships within which GPs operate as independent contractors.Below is a table that details transactions with those GP Partnerships within which PCT Board and PEC members operate.GP Practice Payments to Receipts from Amounts owed Amounts dueRelated Party Related Party to Related Party from Related Party£ £ £ £Dr Singh & Partner 404,571 0 20,384 0Dr Wood 404,396 0 19,279 0Dr Modi 293,956 0 15,600 0Dr Amin & Partners 2,008,895 0 80,120 0Dr Longworth & Partners 1,548,017 0 108,258 026 Leicester City PCT Annual Report 2006 - 07