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Regulatory Ratings

NHS Improvement uses metrics to assess financial performance by scoring each metric from 1 (best) to 4. The Trust
has achieved an overall Use of Resources rating of 1 which is better than the planned rating of 2. The breakdown of
our rating is provided below.

Criterion Measure Weighting 2017/18 2017/18
Metric
UOR
Shows Ratio of Liquid Assets to
Liquidity (Days) 20% 30.56 1
Total Assets
Shows Revenue Available for
Capital Service Cover 20% 2.6 1
Capital Service

I&E Margin Shows Underlying Performance 20% 8.46% 1

Shows Performance Against
I&E Variance 20% 8.40% 1
Plan
Shows Agency Spend
Agency 20% -55.96% 1
Performance Against Ceiling
Use of Resources
1
Rating

Income

Total income received by the Trust in the year ended 31st March 2018 was £264m with £213m (81%) coming from
the delivery of clinical services. The Trust’s clinical income comes from three main contracts. Our principal contract
is with NHS England to provide tertiary services with a value of £127m. The Trust also has a contract hosted by
Liverpool CCG to provide secondary services with a value of £55m. In addition the Trust has a contract with Welsh
commissioners to provide secondary and tertiary services with a value of £15m. The £51m non-clinical income
includes STF, donations from charities, education and training levies, research activities, services provided to other
organisations and commercial activities such as the provision of catering services.

Income by Source 2017/18

Non-
Clinical 19%
Income
£51m

81%

Clinical
Income
£213m

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust 22 Annual Report & Accounts 2017/18