Health written statement – made at on 18 July 2013.
Robert Francis QC published his “Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry” on
On the day of publication, the Prime Minister made a statement to Parliament. The Department of Health published the initial Government and system-wide response. “Patients First and Foremost”, on
Officials have compiled the costs of providing evidence to the inquiry incurred by the Department and the relevant NHS organisations, including foundation trusts.
I can now report to the House that the expenditure incurred by the Department and NHS organisations in their role as witnesses amounted to £6 million. A breakdown by type of cost is shown below.
£000 | |
Cost of dedicated staff | 712 |
Legal costs incurred | 5,227 |
Other staff related expenses (travel and subsistence) | 79 |
Other directly related costs | 23 |
Total | 6,041 |
The public inquiry was independent. The Department of Health acted as sponsor for the public inquiry. The costs incurred in the direct running of the public inquiry are published separately on the inquiry’s website.