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Niche Health and Social Care Consulting

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS England spent on (a) fees and (b) any other costs with Niche Health and Social Care Consulting in the financial year (i) 2022-23, (ii) 2023-24 and (iii) 2024-25 to date.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
19 Jul 2024
Target answer date
23 Jul 2024
Answer
31 Jul 2024 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS England spent on (a) fees and (b) any other costs with Niche Health and Social Care Consulting in the financial year (i) 2022-23, (ii) 2023-24 and (iii) 2024-25 to date.

  2. 23 Jul 2024

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  3. 31 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    The following table shows expenditure by NHS England on fees and other costs with Niche Health and Social Care Consulting, each financial year from 2022/23 to 2024/25:YearInvoiced amount2022/23£1,894,931.492023/24£1,691,549.242024/25£503,306.92Total£4,089...

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