Information requested
‘Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information:
Please provide your total spend on communications and public relations for the last three financial year's (20/21,21/22,22/23). For each year I would like a breakdown containing the following information:
- Spend on communications and public relations activities.
- Total number of communications and public relations employees.
- Total salary cost for all communications and public relations employees’
NHSCFA response
| Spend Area | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total spend on communications and public relations activities. | 590,506 | 579,413 | 694,826 |
| Total salary cost for all communications and public relations employees (included in total above) | 518,127 | 460,231 | 494,450 |
| Total number of communications and public relations employees (wte) | 9.2 | 7.9 | 7.4 |
In terms of the above figures:
Total Spend on Communications and public relation activities – This is the total cost of the Communications function for the years requested. NHS Counter Fraud Authority do not have any specific costs for communications campaigns (with external suppliers) and the majority of the communications costs are staff related.
Total salary cost for all communication and public relations employees is payroll staff costs.