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A decision made 10 January 2011 regarding a trasfer of budgets in relation to the Integrated Care Record Project

Decision Reference: MD-HSS-2011-0002
Decision Summary Title:	Transfer of ICR Budget		Date of Decision Summary:	30 December 2010
Decision Summary Author:	Director of Finance		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Transfer of ICR Budget		Date of Written Report:	30 December 2010
Written Report Author:	Director of Finance		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Transfer of budgets between capital and revenue for the Integrated Care Record project.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the transfer of £1,200,000 from the capital project ICR – Project to the revenue allocation for the replacement of the ICR systems.
Reason(s) for Decision: The reallocation between the capital budget for the Integrated Care Record Project and the revenue allocation for this project is necessary to allow the Health and Social Services department to follow the requirements of the States of Jersey Capital Accounting Manual.
Resource Implications: The proposal will result in the transfer of a part of the capital budget for the ICR project to the revenue budget for the ICR project. There are no other resource implications.
Action required: A copy of the Ministerial Decision and the report are to be sent to the Treasury for the approval of the Minister Treasury and Resources. The Treasury will be required to process the budget transfers as approved.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Health and Social Services
Date Signed:		Date of Decision:

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Health and Social Services Department

Ministerial Decision Report

TRANSFER OF ICR BUdget

Purpose of Report

The purpose of this report is to request the Minister to approve the transfer between capital and revenue budgets with the Health and Social Services Department to match the expenditure profile on the Integrated Care Record project.

Background

The original budget for the replacement of the major IT systems in the General Hospital (the ICR Project) was £12,000,000 as a capital project. To meet the revised accounting requirements of the States of Jersey the preliminary expenditure was transferred to completed works in 2008 and part has been capitalised as assets on the departmental asset register. The initial allocation between capital and revenue expenditure was undertaken at an early stage in the project, as the project has progressed a more detailed analysis of the expenditure incurred has been undertaken to support the capitalisation of the appropriate elements of the project in accordance with the States of Jersey Capital Accounting Manual; a budget transfer is now necessary to align the total budget to the expenditure profile.

Integrated Care Record (ICR Project)

The remaining funding for this project following transfers to completed works and the capitalisation of completed elements is allocated as follows:

	Current Budget
	£
JZ0073 ICR Project	6,232,716
KFT610 ICT - Projects	897,691
	7,130,407

A detailed analysis of the costs incurred and the forecast expenditure indicate that it is necessary to reallocate part of the existing capital budget to fund the revenue part of the project. The forecast expenditure to the end of 2010 is as follows:

	Forecast
	£
Capital: Patient Administration and Pharmacy Systems	3,447,000
Revenue Expenditure	2,124,000
	5,571,000

To meet the expected revenue expenditure a transfer of £1,200,000 from the capital budget JZ0073 ICR Project to the revenue budget KFT610 ICT – Projects is required.

		From	To
JZ0073	120720 - Computer Software	1,200,000.00
KFR150	511991		1,200,000.00

Recommendation

It is recommended that the Minister approves the transfers £1,200,000 from the capital project ICR – Project (JZ0073) to the revenue allocation for the ICR systems as shown below:

		From	To
JZ0073	120720 - Computer Software	1,200,000.00
KFR150	511991		1,200,000.00

Reason for Decision

The transfer between capital and revenue for the ICR project is required to ensure that the budget allocation matches the profile of expenditure and that the department can comply with the requirements of the States of Jersey capital accounting manual.

Resource Implications

The proposal will result in the transfer of a part of the capital budget for the ICR project to the revenue budget for the ICR project. There are no other resource implications.

Director of Finance

30 December 2010

Integrated Care Record Project - transfer of budgets between capital and revenue

Information about the publication of Ministerial Decisions

A decision made 10 January 2011 regarding a trasfer of budgets in relation to the Integrated Care Record Project