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Request 1 |
Since the creation of CCGs in 2013 following the Health and Social Care Act in 2012, has the NHS Rotherham CCG merged with any other CCGs? |
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Response 1 |
No
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Request 2 |
Does the organisation use an external provider for VAT advisory services? If so please state the name of the organisation used? (E.g. Ernst Young, Berthold Bauer, Liaison, CRS, KPMG, RSM etc.)
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Response 2 |
The organisation uses Liaison as its external Vat advisory service:
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Request 3 |
Did the organisation use an external provider to re-review VAT recovered in the last financial year (16/17)? If so please state the name of the company used. |
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Response 3 |
Yes – Liaison.
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Request 4 |
Please state the total number of Accounts Payable invoices processed by the organisation in the last financial year (16/17). |
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Response 4 |
19,786 Invoices processed.
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Request 5 |
Please state the total value of Accounts Payable invoices in the last financial year (16/17) |
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Response 5 |
Total value of invoices paid £339.2m
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Request 6 |
Which Finance system is used by NHS Rotherham CCG (Oracle, Agresso, Sage, E-Financial, SAP etc.) |
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Response 6 |
Oracle. |
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Request 7 |
How many active suppliers are currently on the Supplier Masterfile
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Response 7 |
1866.
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Request 8 |
How many inactive suppliers are currently on the Supplier Masterfile |
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Response 8 |
169.
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Request 9 |
Is 3rd party pre-payment software utilised by NHS Rotherham CCG to prevent invoice payment errors from occurring?
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Response 9 |
No.
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Request 10 |
Since 2013, please state the name(s) of all external organisation(s) used to review AP and identify and recover erroneous payments, and the period(s) reviewed by each.
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Response 10 |
Liaison carried out the last review the period this covered was from April’13 to August’16. The total amount recovered was: £3,243.51 The amount paid for this service was £973.05 Indirectly, the Cabinet Office: National Fraud Initiative (NFI) , NHS Shared Business Service oracle software also provide support to prevent erroneous payments.
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Request 11 |
Do you use any external provider to ensure invoices correlate to the contract charges i.e. checking volume discounts have been applied (please state name)?
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Response 11 |
No |
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Request 12 |
What is annual spend on agency staff during the last financial year – broken down by staffing category? |
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Response 12 |
During the financial year 2016-17, the CCG spent £1,410 on agency staff. The agency staff employed were Admin and Clerical in nature. |
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Request 13 |
How many contracts are currently active at the CCG? |
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Response 13 |
Due to the ambiguity of the question we will respond that we have one contract currently out to procurement, therefore active.
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Request 14 |
What internal controls does NHS Rotherham CCG have to prevent payment errors occurring (3 way matching, no PO no PAY, invoice scanning etc.) |
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Response 14 |
Invoice Scanning, PO for some invoices, Oracle Software duplication checks for invoice number.
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Request 15 |
Please provide a current CCG contact list/organisations structure for finance & procurement departments |
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Response 15 |
Procurement service is provided by another CCG – Finance structure provided (see attached). |
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Request 16 |
Does NHS Rotherham CCG conduct supplier statement reconciliation exercises on any suppliers?
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Response 16 |
Yes on supplier statements received, then major NHS and Government providers as part of the NHS Agreement of Balance process at month 9 and Month 12.
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