Estates Return Information Collection (ERIC)

The aim of the Estates Return Information Collection (ERIC) is to provide accountability to Parliament, the government, and the public on NHS expenditure to provide, maintain and service the physical NHS estate which supports the delivery of healthcare. All data collected are published as aggregate national figures on the NHS England website. Data at trust, site, and Private Finance Initiative (PFI) scheme level are also published, which allows scrutiny of NHS trusts’ performance in these areas.

This Notice is served on:

• all NHS trusts (including ambulance trusts) in England

The collection is undertaken annually in respect of the financial year that has just concluded (for example, the collection commencing 1 April 2026 is for the 2025/26 financial year). 

For all ERIC collections the timetable is as follows: 

• data submission and early validation of critical data fields: April to June 
• enhanced data validation: July to August 
• data validation and preparation of publication materials: August to September 
• publication: data are anticipated to be published in October of each year

In line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics, NHS England aims to keep the period between collection and publication as short as possible, but a significant validation exercise must be undertaken before data can be deemed suitable for release.

11 March 2026: From August 2025 the metrics were reviewed as part of the annual cycle and new questions have been added for the ERIC 25/26 collection.