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Clinical Director for the Our Hospital Project

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WQ.112/2022

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE ASSISTANT CHIEF MINISTER

BY THE CONNÉTABLE OF ST. JOHN

QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 4th APRIL 2022 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 11th APRIL 2022

Question

Will the Deputy Chief Minister advise –

  1. how much was paid to the Clinical Director for the Our Hospital Project (the Clinical Director) between 1st July 2019 and 31st August 2021;
  2. how much was paid to the Clinical Director between 1st September 2021 and 31st March 2022;
  3. what is the budget of the Clinical Director post from 31st March 2022 to 31st July 2022;
  4. what plans, if any, are there to have a Clinical Director for the Our Hospital Project following July 2022;
  5. how much has been paid to the Interim Project Director for the Our Hospital Project;
  6. what is the budget for the post of Interim Project Director from 31st March 2022 to 31st July 2022; and,
  7. what plan is in place for the role of Project Director for the Our Hospital Project following July 2022?

Answer

  1. how much was paid to the Clinical Director for the Our Hospital Project (the Clinical Director) between 1st July 2019 and 31st August 2021;

Payments to the Clinical Director between 1st July 2019 and 31st August 2021 are presented in the table below. No payments were made to the Clinical Director for any other expenses.

 

Year

2019

2020

2021

Total

Pay

£23,000

£140,375

£116,000

£279,375

  1. how much was paid to the Clinical Director between 1st September 2021 and 31st March 2022;

Payments to the Clinical Director between 1st September 2021 and 31st March 2022 are presented in the table below. No payments were made to the Clinical Director for any other expenses.

 

Year

2021

2022

Total

Pay

£49,500

£22,000

£71,500

  1. what is the budget of the Clinical Director post from 31st March 2022 to 31st July 2022;

A budget of £80,835 has been allocated to the Clinical Director post, for the 31st March 2022

to 31st July 2022 period. This is a budget figure and forecasts anticipate that this is unlikely to be fully expended.

  1. what plans, if any, are there to have a Clinical Director for the Our Hospital Project following July 2022;

If the project receives planning consent for the main hospital scheme, the project will move into construction phase, at which time the resourcing of the project team will be reassessed. In line with this, the requirement for ongoing clinical input, will be assessed.

If planning consent is not granted, then the health brief phase will be extended and there may be a need for further clinical input to reconsider and challenge the current plans.

  1. how much has been paid to the Interim Project Director for the Our Hospital Project;

Payments to the Project Director between May 2019 and March 2022 are presented in the table below.

 

Year

2019

2020

2021

2022

Total

Pay

£93,272

£244,548

£219,938

£48,587

£606,345

Travel and expenses

£9,016

£12,691

£8,748

£272

£30,727

  1. what is the budget for the post of Interim Project Director from 31st March 2022 to 31st July 2022; and,

A budget of £117,500 has been allocated to the Project Director post, for the 31st March 2022 to 31st July 2022 period. This is a budget figure and forecasts anticipate that this is unlikely to be fully expended.

  1. what plan is in place for the role of Project Director for the Our Hospital Project following July 2022?

The project team will be reassessed following planning determination on the main site. Irrespective of the planning outcome, there will be a continuing need for a Project Director, as with all major capital projects.