Activity Based Funding ABF 200910 Kath Jones Senior Manager Norfolk

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Activity Based Funding(ABF) 2009/10Kath
JonesSenior ManagerNorfolk Suffolk CLRNEoE
NIHR LRNs Workshop, Newmarket, 29th January 2009
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Background

• In 2008/9 whole CCRN nationally - 56 of
  Delivery budget was per capita - 44 of Delivery
  budget was activity based
• The proportion of the CCRN Delivery funding
  allocated by activity will increase in future
  years. For 2009/10 this likely to be 50
• Activity-based funding National Reference Group
  has been set up by UKCRN to identify, assess and
  develop more refined approaches.

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ABF in 2008/9 CLRN budgets

• ABF allocations for each network were calculated
  on past activity. - actual accrual data from
  TCRNs - CCRN PCRN studies less accurate
  therefore for 2008/9 only data taken from NHS
  Organisations RD 2007 Annual reports

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ABF 2009/10

• Will be based on NIHR portfolio accrual data
  recorded for the 6-month period 1st April 08 to
  30th September 08
• Four complexity bands have been applied- 1
  simple studies (very high accrual)- 2
  observational studies- 3 interventional
  studies- 4 highly complex studies demanding
  high service support costs

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Indicative 2009/10 budget

• Indicative budgets are all with DH (Catherine
  Johns Russell Hamilton) together with
  information on modelling used (considered on
  26/1)
• In general there is a move from per capita
  funding to Activity Based. 50 of overall budget
  will be ABF in 2009/10.
• Distribution of ABF across all CLRNs nationally
  will be variable.
• DH keen that there is transparency about the
  derivation of the allocations.

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Summary

• 1 year Interim ABF model in 09/10
• ABF pot will rise this year (50 ) with view to
  increase to 70 of the CLRN Delivery budget
• Activity will be driven by NIHR portfolio accrual
  data
• CLRN Budgets should be issued by end of January
  (2009)
• Have been told that no CLRN budget will be lower
  than 2008/9

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