4Summary Financial StatementsLeicester City West PCTManagement costsLeicester City West PCTBetter Payment Practice Code - measure of compliance1/04/06 - 12 month30/09/06 2005/06Management costs (£000s) 2,018 3,783Weighted population(Number) 144,762 144,762Management cost per headof weighted population (£) 13.94 26.13The PCT measures its management costs according tothe definitions provided by the Department of Health.1/04/06 - 30/09/06 12 months 2005/06Number £000 Number £000Non-NHS CreditorsTotal bills paid in the year 2,476 9,037 2,926 4,351Total bills paid within target 2,076 7,702 2,879 4,276Percentage of bills paidwithin target 83.84% 85.23% 98.39% 98.28%NHS CreditorsTotal bills paid in the year 557 75,745 1,050 143,057Total bills paid within target 378 71,071 1,026 141,557Percentage of bills paidwithin target 67.86% 93.83% 97.71% 98.95%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 West PCTRelated Party TransactionsLeicester City West Primary Care Trust is a bodycorporate established by order of the Secretary of Statefor Health. During the year none of the Board Membersor members of the key management <strong>staff</strong> or partiesrelated to them has undertaken any materialtransactions with Leicester City West Primary Care Trust(2005/06 none).The Department of Health is regarded as a related party.During the year, as per last year, Leicester City WestPrimary Care Trust has had a significant number ofmaterial transactions with the Department, <strong>and</strong> withother entities for which the Department is regarded asthe parent Department.These entities are listed below;<strong>Leicestershire</strong>, Northamptonshire & Rutl<strong>and</strong> Strategic Health AuthorityUniversity Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust<strong>Leicestershire</strong> Partnership NHS TrustEastern Leicester Primary Care TrustMelton, Rutl<strong>and</strong> & Harborough Primary Care TrustSouth <strong>Leicestershire</strong> Primary Care TrustHinckley & Bosworth Primary Care TrustCharnwood & North West <strong>Leicestershire</strong> Primary Care TrustNorthampton Primary Care TrustNorthamptonshire Heartl<strong>and</strong>s Primary Care TrustDaventry & South Northamptonshire Primary Care TrustNHS Logistics AuthorityNHS Pensions AgencyIn addition, the Primary Care Trust has had a significant number ofmaterial transactions <strong>and</strong> partnership agreements with otherGovernment Departments <strong>and</strong> other central <strong>and</strong> local Governmentbodies. Most of these transactions have been with Leicester CityCouncil <strong>and</strong> <strong>Leicestershire</strong> <strong>and</strong> Rutl<strong>and</strong> County Councils in respect offunded nursing care provision <strong>and</strong> the intermediate care strategy.Local GPs sit on the Board <strong>and</strong> Professional Executive Committee of the Primary Care Trust. For the 6 months to 30 September2006, the PCT made payments of £9.1m (2005/06 £15.2m Full year) to all GP Partnerships within which GPs operate asindependent contractors.Below is a table that details transactions with those GP Partnerships within which PCT Board <strong>and</strong> PEC members operate.GP Practice Payments to Receipts from Amounts owed Amounts dueRelated Party Related Party to Related Party from Related Party£ £ £ £Dr Hainsworth 279,887 3,247 33,545 3,247Dr Modi 159,246 0 21,890 032 Leicester City PCT Annual Report 2006 - 07
Independent auditor’s statement tothe Directors of the Board of LeicesterCity PCT in respect of Leicester CityWest PCTI have examined the summary financial statements set out on pages 31 to 32.This report is made solely to the Board of Leicester City PCT in accordance withPart II of the Audit Commission Act 1998 <strong>and</strong> for no other purpose, as set outin paragraph 36 of the Statement of Responsibilities of Auditors <strong>and</strong> of AuditedBodies prepared by the Audit Commission.Respective responsibilities of Directors <strong>and</strong> AuditorsThe Directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report.My responsibility is to report to you my opinion on the consistency of thesummary financial statements within the Annual Report with the statutoryfinancial statements.I also read the other information contained in the Annual Report <strong>and</strong> considerthe implications for my report if I become aware of any misstatements ormaterial inconsistencies with the summary financial statements.Basis of opinionI conducted my work in accordance with Bulletin 1999/6 ‘The auditors’statement on the summary financial statement’ issued by the Auditing PracticesBoard.OpinionIn my opinion the summary financial statements are consistent with thestatutory financial statements of the PCT for the six months ended 30September 2006.Chris WilsonDistrict AuditorAudit CommissionLittlemoor HouseLittlemoorEckingtonSheffieldS21 4EFAugust 2007www.leicestercitypct.nhs.uk 33