How we spend the money

You can read more detail about our finances, the history of the fee and FAQs below and here. Your fee covers all areas of JCST activity (not just the ISCP) with the exception of our work on Portfolio Pathway (CESR) applications, for which the General Medical Council (GMC) pay us.

As an example, the pie charts below set out how we spent the money in our financial year 2015-16, which finished in June 2016. Our total income from the trainee fee was £1,725,122 and from CESR work £129,801.

Chart showing 'expenditure by JCST function'

Chart showing 'expenditure by area of spending - all JCST activity'

Chart showing 'expenditure by area of spending - trainee fee only'

Notes:

  • We make payments to the employing Trusts/Health Boards of the JCST Chair, the ISCP Surgical Director, the JCST QA Lead and Research Leads to compensate them for the time they spend on JCST-related work.
  • The JCST Chair, ISCP Surgical Director, QA and Research Leads, and JCST staff receive travel expenses. SAC Chairs and members receive no travel expenses and are asked to claim from their employing Trusts/Health Boards.
  • The ISCP website charge includes a service level agreement with the IT Department of the Royal College of Surgeons of England for the development, maintenance and support of the ISCP website and other related charges.

Read more about the JCST's financial position:

For previous years financial statements please go to JCST's archive page here.