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Trust Board Briefing Paper

Date of Meeting: / Thursday, 24th November 2016
Subject:
Presented by: / Capital Programme 2016/17
Mrs B Donaghy, Divisional Director of Strategic Development & Business Services

Purpose:1. To provide a summary of the Capital Programme for 16/17

2. A report on the capital spend position as at 31st October 2016

3. A report on outstanding post project evaluations (PPE’s)

1.0Capital Programme for 16/17

1.1CRL allocation.

The NHSCT’s Capital Resourcing Limit (CRL) at end of Octoberwas £10.095m inclusive of the revisedGeneral Capital allocation of £6.162m. The positionhas changed from September’sCRL of £9.005m as follows:

  • Ballymena Health & Care Centre reduced by £353k to £1.4m
  • ICT increased by £342k to £1.424m

1.1.2 October Monitoring Round

The Trust made a bid of £2.53m to The Department for additional general capital funds and received £1.102m as part of this exercise, increasing general capital funding to £6.162m.

1.2Detail of the major schemes/projects for 2016/17, % value of overall Capital Resource Limit (CRL), and actual spend as at 31st October 2016.

Project / Value / % Total CRL / Spend (including commitments) as at 31st October 2016
Ballymena Health & Care Centre – Main works (RRI) / £1,400,000 / 13.8% / £491,000
Ballymena Health & Care Centre – Project Management Costs / £62,000 / 0.61% / £62,000
Adult Orthodontics / £46,000 / 0.45% / £2,000
Ballee Children’s Home / £3,500 / 0.03% / £0
Replacement of MRI Scanner at Antrim Hospital (scheme complete remaining fees payable) / £34,000 / 0.33% / £0
2ndMRI Scanner at Antrim Hospital – year 1 – design fees only / £120,000 / 1.18% / £0
2ndDental Instruments – Decontamination Project / £843,980 / 8.35% / £723,000
Medical Devices / £980,451 / 9.7% / £630,000
ICT – general capital schemes / £218,500 / 2.16% / £74,000
ICT – specific capital schemes / £1,424,396 / 14.1% / £719,000
Replacement Vehicles / £204,500 / 2.02% / £204,000
Improvement works to Finance Dept,
Greenmount Hse / £241,100 / 2.38% / £4,000
Maintaining Existing Services (MES)
Examples of larger MES schemes :
  • Electrical wiring £130k
  • Electrical switchgear Antrim Hospital £115k
  • Fuel Storage and delivery system Antrim Hospital £240k
  • Trustwide Fire Code £200k
  • Asbestos Removal £60k
  • Replacement Lift Clonmore £40k
/ £852,500 / 8.44% / £38,000
Accommodation/Relocation Projects
  • Refurbishment of wards 5/6 Mid Ulster Hospital £485k
  • Maternity Unit upgrade Causway Hospital £70k
  • Accommodation for Cookstown Mental Health Team £250k
  • Refurbishment of Cedar House Antrim Hospital £99k
  • 10 small refurb trustwide schemes @£175k
/ £1,089,022 / 10.78% / £1,000
Ligature Risk at Holywell & Ross Thompson Unit / £220,000 / 2.17% / £0
Community Equipment:
  • Lifts & Ceiling Track Hoists £150k
  • Wheelchairs >£5k £30k
/ £180,000 / 1.78% / £90,000
Capitalisation of Single Items / £499,000 / 4.94% / £0
Miscellaneous / £395,895 / 3.92% / £194,000
Unallocated as at 31st October 2016 / £1,281,010 / 12.68% / £0
Totals / £10,095,854 / 100% / £3,232,000
Total Capital Resource Limit (CRL) / £10,095,854

2.0Capital Position at 31st October 2016

As at 31st October 2016 the Trust has spent £3.232m(including commitments) equating to 32% of the total available CRL of £10.095m. This compares to the projected profile spend to the end ofOctober2016 of £2.867m.The +£364k difference in spend compared to profile is due to earlier than anticipated placement of orders for Medical Devices and vehicles.

3.0Outstanding Post Project Evaluations (PPEs) at 31st October 2016

2014/15 finance year:

Directorate/Service Area / Number o/s previous month / Number of outstanding PPE’s 14/15
Finance: Estate Services / 2 / 2

2015/16 finance year:

Directorate/Service Area / Number o/s previous month / Number of outstanding PPE’s 15/16
Women, Children & Families Division / 1 / 1
Community Care / 3 / 3
Medical & Governance / 1 / 1

Conclusion/ Action Required: for noting

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