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FOI Request

Disclosure ID

FOI/02474

Request Date

May 29, 2018

Subject

Suppliers Paid

Description

1. What is the percentage of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust suppliers paid within 5 days? (Please provide the numbers for 2015, 2016 and 2017)
2. What is the percentage of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust suppliers paid within 30 days? (Please provide the numbers for 2015, 2016 and 2017)
3. Thinking about prompt payment of suppliers in general, what have been the biggest challenges for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in meeting the 5 working days goal for all government bodies?
4. Thinking about prompt payment of suppliers in general, what resources or structural changes does Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust needs the most to ensure higher rate of compliance with the 5 working days goal for all government bodies?
5. To the best of your knowledge, are there any specific services or products that can help with the prompt payment of suppliers and increase the overall percentage of invoices paid within the 5 working days goal?

Response

1. It is not the current Trust policy to pay suppliers in 5 days.
2. Under section 21 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you. The information you requested is available from our website (below) page 25.
   https://www.bfwh.nhs.uk/wpcontent/uploads/2015/07/BTH496-AnnualReport-and-Accounts-2016-17-v2.6-eProof.pdf
3. It is not the current Trust policy to pay suppliers in 5 days
4. It is not the current Trust policy to pay suppliers in 5 days.
5. No

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