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Annual Review and Accounts

Annual Review

Welcome to the NHS Blood and Transplant review of 2009/10. It provides a useful snapshot of how we are progressing against our goal to deliver world class services to the NHS, underpinned by our unique clinical knowledge and experience.

NHSBT Accounts

NHS Blood and Transplant is a Special Health Authority and is treated as a Non Departmental Body (NDPB) under the Government Financial Reporting Manual (FReM).

In accordance with this guidance NHSBT reports on a comprehensive net expenditure basis with grant-in-aid received from the Department of Health recognised in the general reserve.

On this basis, for the period ending 31 March 2011 the Authority has reported total comprehensive net expenditure of £66.7 million. This reflects the total operating costs of Authority, as all blood and tissues collected are freely donated by volunteer donors. This result is consistent with an income/expenditure surplus of £14.3 million, shown in Note 2 to the Accounts. This note reconciles the net operating expenditure position to an income/expenditure basis, described as our net operating surplus for the period and treating the £62.2 million Grant in Aid received from the Department of Health as income.