The NHS Commissioning Board has today published revised CCG running costs allowances (RCAs) for 2013/14.
The RCA for a CCG in 2013/14 has been set at a maximum of £25 per head of population per year and this money forms a part of the total allocation which will be communicated to each proposed CCG in December 2012. In May 2012, the NHS Commissioning Board Authority published indicative allowances for each CCG based on the population data available at that time.
The publication of the Office of National Statistics’ 2013 population estimates, based on the 2011 census, has enabled us to provide a revised, up-to-date set of running costs for CCGs – which ensures they are as accurate, fair and consistent as possible. The figures will continue to be revised each year as the ONS revises its population estimates for the following year.
Most CCGs will receive a higher RCA total under these new arrangements, although there are some areas where there has been a reduction in the projected population, and consequently local CCGs will receive a lower overall RCA.
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looking at the figures, it seems that 7 CCGs have a higher ONS population than registered population – and the other 203 a lower population – and hence lower RCA than previously calculated..
Is that correct?
Hi Mary
Thank you for your comment. There are eight CCGs that would have received a lower running cost allowance (RCA) if we had used registered lists without adjusting to ONS projections.
However we have never calculated the RCA based on registered lists only. The calculation process is set out in our CCG Resources section. Compared to the interim figures we published in May, there are 125 CCGs with a higher RCA, 79 with a lower RCA, and 7 with no change.
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Simon
Can you clarify why the ADS figures in stage 2 are different from those given in stage 1? e.g. for 30UH Lancaster, 151694 in stage 1 but the sum of this row in stage 2 is only 150185. Given that the former figures have been used to set the ratios between ADS and registered pop then this would seem to be under-apportioning the population, unless I’m missing something?
Hi Andy
Thank you for your comment. The reason for this is because the figures in stage 1 include all practices, including special lists such as Z coded practices and those people in the ADS with an invalid practice code but valid place of residence. As these practices do not have a CCG, they are not included in the matrix in stage 2.
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Simon
Hi can you point be to any specific guidance as to what is included and what is excuded fro running cost allowance?
John
Hi John
Thank you for your comment. The definition is the same currently used for PCT running costs, and this information will be contained in the annual accounts manual for clinical commissioning groups. CCG directors of finance will be able to access this document, and will have current working knowledge of the definitions.
Kind regards
Simon
Simon
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