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  3. NHS Ambulance Services

    Press release

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    Demand for ambulance services continues to grow rapidly, but services are finding it increasingly difficult to cope with rising demand.

  4. Managing conflicts of interest and keeping public trust

    Insight Opinion

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    High profile incidents remind individuals and organisations just how important it is to manage potential conflicts of interest. In March 2017, the Court of the Bank of England commissioned a review of the institution’s approach to managing conflicts of interest. The review was prompted by the resignation of Charlotte Hogg who had been Deputy Governor […]

  6. The art of spending public money wisely

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    An interactive summary of the NAO’s presentations at Civil Service Live events, 2015, on four pervasive issues blocking public service improvement.

  7. NHS Pay Modernisation: New contracts for general practice services in England

    Report Value for money

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    The new contract for general practice has contributed to improved recruitment and retention of GPs, with numbers increasing from 26,833 to 30,931 since 2003. However, according to a report out today by the National Audit Office, the contract has cost the Department £1.76 billion more than it originally budgeted for. Today’s report found that, in […]

  9. Funding for local transport: an overview

    Report Value for money

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    As the funding and provision of transport decentralises, this report gives an overview of the landscape and highlights issues and risks.

  10. Local authority capital expenditure and resourcing

    Report Interactive visualisation

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    Explore the trends in capital expenditure and resourcing since 2010-11 and build a richer understanding of what they mean for different local authorities.

  11. Progress in tackling pensioner poverty: encouraging take up of entitlements

    Report Value for money

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    The Pension Service has made real and substantial progress since 2002 in helping pensioners to secure their entitlements using new and well thought through approaches, but will need to build on this work to improve take-up still further. A report today by the National Audit Office highlights the need to develop local work to reach […]

  13. Decommissioning toolkit

    This page is part of our decommissioning toolkit. How to decommission public services delivered by third sector organisations and maintain value for money Introduction The Decommissioning guide seeks to provide practical advice on how to plan for and manage the decommissioning of public services delivered by third sector organisations (TSOs) and maintain value for money while doing […]

  15. Achievement of Foundation Trust status by NHS hospital trusts

    Report Value for money

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    Many NHS trusts need to tackle a range of financial, quality and governance issues if they are to meet the standards required of them to become self-governing foundation trusts by 2014. The Department of Health and the NHS will now have to decide how they will deal with those facing the most severe problems.

  16. Decommissioning toolkit
    Risk assessment

    This page is part of our decommissioning toolkit. As part of the planning phase and in line with good practice in project management, commissioners should prepare a thorough risk assessment with risk management strategies to mitigate the impact of any risk occurring. The risks considered should be risks to the decommissioning process itself and include […]

  17. Decommissioning toolkit
    What decommissioning is not

    This page is part of our decommissioning toolkit. Decommissioning is not the same as cuts.  Cuts are usually decisions taken simply on the basis of reducing the costs of service provision, while decommissioning is a process which, while sometimes leading to the stopping of services, can mitigate the potentially damaging effects of cuts. Although the […]

  18. Progress in improving mental health services in England

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    Despite funding and staffing levels for mental health services increasing, and more patients being treated, millions of people with mental health needs are still not accessing services, with some facing lengthy waits for treatment, according to a new National Audit Office report.

  19. Managing NHS backlogs and waiting times in England

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    This is our second report on backlogs for elective and cancer care. It examines the design of NHSE’s recovery plan, how the NHS has been implementing the plan and the ongoing risks NHSE has to manage.

  20. Decommissioning toolkit
    Getting advice and support for the process of decommissioning

    This page is part of our decommissioning toolkit. There can be many technical aspects to carrying out decommissioning include workforce considerations, ending of contracts, finances etc. It is important to get professional advice early on in the process, especially because the process of decommissioning can take place very quickly and there may not be time […]