As part of the Trust's drive for even greater openness and transparency, we are publishing details of financial transactions of £25,000 and over.
As you would expect, we strive to be as efficient as possible and make every single penny count. By publishing this information people will be able to see what we spend our money on, both now and in the future.
Initially, we have published our spending from 1 April 2010 to 30 September 2010. We will continue to update these figures on a monthly basis.
The information published includes details of how much was spent, in which area of the hospitals, what it was spent on, and who the supplier was.
While most of our expenditure is published, it is important to note that some figures are not included. This includes expenditure specifically excluded under the freedom of information and data protection acts, for instance where it is 'commercially sensitive' and could prevent us getting special discounts from suppliers.
As a Trust, we have a turnover of approximately £340 million a year. To ensure the information published here is available quickly for members of the public to see, it is presented in the same way in which it is recorded within our financial systems. As such, information relating to some transactions might be limited or words might be used which are not commonly used outside of the NHS or within finance.
Please note: We publish the same data in two different formats - in PDF format for easy access by the public and in CSV format for importing the data into a database.
