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Regional breakdown of NHS debt that will be written off from 1 April 2020
Published 9 April 2020
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East of England
| Trust name | Total (£’000) | Revenue debt (£’000) | Capital debt (£’000) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £340,197 | £296,497 | £43,700 |
| North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust | £268,201 | £212,063 | £56,138 |
| Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust | £195,642 | £195,642 | £0 |
| Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £195,131 | £168,002 | £27,129 |
| East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust | £192,681 | £189,400 | £3,281 |
| Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £151,426 | £147,132 | £4,294 |
| The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust | £150,467 | £146,187 | £4,280 |
| The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn NHS Foundation Trust | £134,161 | £120,043 | £14,118 |
| Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | £59,138 | £59,138 | £0 |
| West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust | £46,495 | £31,367 | £15,128 |
| James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £7,271 | £7,271 | £0 |
| Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust | £4,849 | £0 | £4,849 |
| Total | £1,745,659 | £1,572,742 | £172,917 |
London
| Trust name | Total (£’000) | Revenue debt (£’000) | Capital debt (£’000) |
|---|---|---|---|
| King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | £735,312 | £640,668 | £94,644 |
| Barts Health NHS Trust | £592,839 | £534,313 | £58,526 |
| London North West Healthcare NHS Trust | £339,718 | £324,853 | £14,865 |
| St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £315,013 | £263,435 | £51,578 |
| Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust | £245,378 | £228,116 | £17,262 |
| Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust | £193,138 | £189,982 | £3,156 |
| Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust | £145,656 | £142,356 | £3,300 |
| Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust | £120,589 | £102,380 | £18,209 |
| Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust | £117,924 | £67,087 | £50,837 |
| Croydon Health Services NHS Trust | £103,308 | £86,617 | £16,691 |
| The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £94,951 | £80,931 | £14,020 |
| North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust | £57,090 | £55,590 | £1,500 |
| Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | £37,367 | £7,466 | £29,901 |
| Whittington Health NHS Trust | £27,226 | £27,226 | £0 |
| Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust | £15,805 | £15,805 | £0 |
| Total | £3,141,314 | £2,766,825 | £374,489 |
Midlands
| Trust name | Total (£’000) | Revenue debt (£’000) | Capital debt (£’000) |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust | £377,859 | £342,338 | £35,521 |
| University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust | £349,586 | £296,575 | £53,011 |
| University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust | £325,160 | £273,594 | £51,566 |
| Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust | £321,580 | £298,423 | £23,157 |
| West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust | £236,737 | £207,207 | £29,530 |
| Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £233,958 | £219,347 | £14,611 |
| University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust | £196,093 | £194,593 | £1,500 |
| Wye Valley NHS Trust | £192,195 | £164,024 | £28,171 |
| Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | £167,922 | £137,017 | £30,905 |
| East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust | £146,886 | £140,745 | £6,141 |
| Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | £130,852 | £115,578 | £15,274 |
| Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust | £129,967 | £119,357 | £10,610 |
| University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust | £112,389 | £92,335 | £20,054 |
| Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust | £107,969 | £97,784 | £10,185 |
| George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust | £91,109 | £77,093 | £14,016 |
| Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust | £90,740 | £90,019 | £721 |
| Shrewsbury & Telford Hospitals NHS Trust | £82,554 | £80,932 | £1,622 |
| Bedford Hospitals NHS Trust | £70,910 | £68,510 | £2,400 |
| Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | £40,100 | £40,100 | £0 |
| University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | £34,634 | £31,792 | £2,842 |
| The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | £19,718 | £19,718 | £0 |
| East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust | £14,013 | £11,184 | £2,829 |
| Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | £700 | £700 | £0 |
| Total | £3,473,631 | £3,118,965 | £354,666 |
North East and Yorkshire
| Trust name | Total (£’000) | Revenue debt (£’000) | Capital debt (£’000) |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust | £299,319 | £290,638 | £8,681 |
| Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust | £210,597 | £199,895 | £10,702 |
| South Tees Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | £144,622 | £118,194 | £26,428 |
| Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust | £140,718 | £138,716 | £2,002 |
| Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust | £114,561 | £95,766 | £18,795 |
| Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £70,972 | £70,972 | £0 |
| Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | £67,376 | £65,571 | £1,805 |
| Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | £62,016 | £37,329 | £24,687 |
| The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust | £57,459 | £57,459 | £0 |
| Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | £35,295 | £24,576 | £10,719 |
| York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | £32,140 | £32,040 | £100 |
| County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust | £30,108 | £30,108 | £0 |
| South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust | £22,129 | £22,129 | £0 |
| Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust | £12,235 | £12,235 | £0 |
| Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust | £4,894 | £4,894 | £0 |
| Total | £1,304,441 | £1,200,522 | £103,919 |
North West
| Trust name | Total (£’000) | Revenue debt (£’000) | Capital debt (£’000) |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust | £290,727 | £261,952 | £28,775 |
| Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £218,489 | £196,493 | £21,996 |
| Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £215,507 | £188,707 | £26,800 |
| Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust | £160,561 | £145,810 | £14,751 |
| Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust | £130,542 | £129,607 | £935 |
| Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust | £106,631 | £106,631 | £0 |
| East Cheshire NHS Trust | £85,757 | £85,757 | £0 |
| Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | £83,884 | £83,884 | £0 |
| Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £67,827 | £61,827 | £6,000 |
| Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £57,798 | £56,624 | £1,174 |
| Stockport NHS Foundation Trust | £46,055 | £41,490 | £4,565 |
| Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | £26,040 | £26,040 | £0 |
| Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | £24,468 | £16,917 | £7,551 |
| St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | £18,707 | £18,707 | £0 |
| Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust | £14,572 | £0 | £14,572 |
| Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £13,188 | £4,997 | £8,191 |
| Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust | £8,000 | £8,000 | £0 |
| East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust | £7,748 | £7,748 | £0 |
| Total | £1,576,501 | £1,441,191 | £135,310 |
South East
| Trust name | Total (£’000) | Revenue debt (£’000) | Capital debt (£’000) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust | £293,485 | £254,833 | £38,652 |
| Medway NHS Foundation Trust | £290,997 | £268,775 | £22,222 |
| East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust | £232,653 | £222,998 | £9,655 |
| East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust | £133,819 | £124,919 | £8,900 |
| Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust | £125,165 | £122,365 | £2,800 |
| Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust | £107,696 | £100,954 | £6,742 |
| Isle of Wight NHS Trust | £90,925 | £90,925 | £0 |
| Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust | £49,283 | £44,391 | £4,892 |
| Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust | £26,122 | £26,122 | £0 |
| The Solent NHS Trust | £9,109 | £9,109 | £0 |
| Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £8,000 | £8,000 | £0 |
| Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | £6,391 | £6,391 | £0 |
| Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust | £5,000 | £5,000 | £0 |
| Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership NHS Trust | £2,300 | £2,300 | £0 |
| Total | £1,380,945 | £1,287,082 | £93,863 |
South West
| Trust name | Total (£’000) | Revenue debt (£’000) | Capital debt (£’000) |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Bristol NHS Trust | £172,171 | £172,171 | £0 |
| University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust | £141,984 | £141,984 | £0 |
| Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £127,860 | £106,229 | £21,631 |
| Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | £89,766 | £84,071 | £5,695 |
| Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £61,895 | £60,473 | £1,422 |
| Weston Area Health NHS Trust | £57,582 | £57,582 | £0 |
| Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust | £42,594 | £36,818 | £5,776 |
| Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust | £24,917 | £19,444 | £5,473 |
| Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | £24,579 | £21,524 | £3,055 |
| Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust | £23,398 | £22,048 | £1,350 |
| Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust | £21,082 | £21,082 | £0 |
| Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust | £20,003 | £20,003 | £0 |
| Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust | £17,731 | £14,731 | £3,000 |
| Total | £825,562 | £778,160 | £47,402 |
Source: Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) loan database. These are 2019 to 2020 loans balances which are still subject to validation and audit. Finalised numbers will be published alongside DHSC’s annual report and accounts.