Monitor: Regulating NHS foundation trusts
Published on:Monitor has achieved value for money in regulating NHS foundation trusts, and has generally been effective in helping trusts in difficulty to improve.
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Savings from operational PFI contracts
Published on:Progress on the Government’s initiative to achieve £1.5 billion worth of savings from operational PFI contracts.
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Spinning-out MyCSP as a mutual joint venture
Published on:MyCSP has the potential to be good value for money with a projected saving of 50 per cent on costs, but the Cabinet Office and MyCSP still face many large challenges in transforming the service.
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The rural broadband programme
Published on:The programme to make superfast broadband widely available in each area of the UK is currently expected to be delivered nearly two years later than planned.
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The London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games: post-Games review
Published on:The NAO has underlined the success of the 2012 Games and stressed the importance of building on that success to deliver legacy benefits.
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The Government Procurement Card
Published on:Used appropriately, GPC can be a cost-effective way for government to procure goods and services. However, there is no up to date value-for-money case quantifying the benefits of the cards. There has also been a lack of clear central guidance on when the cards are the most appropriate way to procure goods and services.
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HM Revenue & Customs: Customer service performance
Published on:Despite some welcome improvements, HMRC’s performance in answering calls from the public is poor value for money.
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The franchising of Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust
Published on:The first private company awarded a franchise to run an NHS hospital has made improvements in some clinical areas, but big financial challenges remain.
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Programmes to help families facing multiple challenges
Published on:Two government programmes aiming to help families with multiple challenges, such as unemployment and anti-social behaviour, are starting to provide benefits but considerable challenges remain.
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Protecting consumers – the system for enforcing consumer law
Published on:Unfair treatment of consumers, ranging from pressure selling to systematic scams by criminals, is costing billions of pounds each year – but the system for enforcing consumer law is not delivering value for money.
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Carrier Strike: The 2012 reversion decision
Published on:The MOD acted promptly to revert to the decision to buy the vertical take-off version of the Joint Strike Fighter but will have to manage significant risks.
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Lessons from cancelling the InterCity West Coast franchise competition
Published on:The competition to let this franchise lacked oversight. The full cost to the taxpayer is unknown, but likely to be significant.
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The BBC’s approach to managing the cost of its support functions
Published on:The BBC has reduced its spending on support functions but in future it should plan for cuts by clearly defining the level of service it requires and what that should cost.
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Regulating Network Rail’s efficiency
Published on:Limitations in Network Rail’s cost information has hampered the ability of the Office of Rail Regulation to assess efficiency savings.
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The National Programme for IT in the NHS: an update on the delivery of detailed care records systems
Published on:The rate at which electronic care records systems are being put in place across the NHS under the National Programme for IT is falling far below expectations and the core aim that every patient should have an electronic care record under the Programme will not now be achieved.
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A review of collaborative procurement across the public sector
Published on:The National Audit Office and the Audit Commission have today called for public bodies to work together much more effectively than they currently do to maximise savings from procurement activities.
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Review of the UK’s Competition Landscape
Published on:A National Audit Office review of the regime for overseeing markets and enforcing competition law in the UK has found that it is generally effective and well regarded by comparison with international equivalents. However, the NAO has found that the competition system as a whole must still address a number of challenges to function as […]
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Protecting consumers from unsafe products
Published on:This report examines the extent to which the UK’s product safety regime protects consumers from harm, focusing on the OPSS.
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Delivering High Quality Impact Assessments
Published on:Government is committed to conducting formal impact assessments of the need for and likely impact of new regulations. A National Audit Office report has found that scrutiny of proposed legislation is strengthening and that the standard is better than it was, but one fifth of assessments still did not include any quantified data to assess […]
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The BBC’s management of three major estate projects
Published on:The BBC Trust has today published an independent report prepared by the National Audit Office (NAO) on the BBC’s management of three major estates projects. These were the refurbishment and redevelopment of Broadcasting House in London, the construction of Pacific Quay in Glasgow and the Corporation’s forthcoming move to Salford Quays.