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James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust: Consultants

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 22 December 2025UIN 99100

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much (i) James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and (ii) Norfolk and Waveney Community Health and Care NHS Trust spent on external consultants in each of the last three financial years.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The following table shows the amount spent by James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Norfolk and Waveney Community Health and Care NHS Trust for the last three financial years:

2022/23

2023/24

2024/25

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£360,455

£181,287

£154,043

Norfolk and Waveney Community Health and Care NHS Trust

£45,467

£1,684

£19,752


The information is published in their annual report and accounts on their websites, where further detail is available.

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