Freedom of information: What we spend and how we spend it

Annual statement of accounts

See Trust annual reports and accounts|.

A finance report is presented at each Trust board meeting. The minutes of all public Trust board meetings|, including the finance reports are available on this website.

Download the latest finance report| and accompanying figures|.

Financial audit reports

Details about external audits conducted by the Audit Commission can be found on the Audit Commission| website.

Read the annual audit letter covering financial year 2007/08|

See our score for financial management 2008/09| from the Care Quality Commission.

Standing financial instructions

The Trust must make sure its financial business follows the law and government policy. Read about this in our standing financial instructions|.

Capital programme

Read about our hospital and our plans for the future in our 2020 estate strategy|.

Staff and board members allowances and expenses

Claims can be made in line with the guidance set out in the NHS terms and conditions of service handbook on the NHS employers| website.

Staff pay and grading structures

Pay and grading structures within the Trust follow the national Agenda for Change structure. More information about Agenda for Change can be found on the NHS employers| website. A table showing pay band values can be found in the latest Agenda for Change pay circular|.

Information regarding senior manager salaries can be found in our annual report|.

Funding

Our Annual Accounts can be seen in the finance| section of our website.

Read about how we are financed|.

Procurement and tendering procedures

Read our standing financial instructions| for information about procurement and tendering procedures.

Details of contracts currently being tendered

Large value tenders are published on the European Union Tenders Electronic Daily (TED)| website. In line with best practice, lower value tenders will be advertised on the Supply2Gov  |website from October 2009.

Expenditure over £25K

We publish details of all spending over £25,000| since April 2010.