A Short Guide to the Department of Health
Published on:The NAO is publishing a suite of short guides, one for each government department, to assist House of Commons Select Committees.
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Stocktake of access to general practice in England
Published on:Patient satisfaction with access to general practice remains high but is declining. Better data is needed so that decisions about general practice are well-informed.
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Auditing the government’s response to COVID-19
Published on:I last posted to this blog in late April as the country was in the teeth of the COVID-19 pandemic, explaining how we were maintaining our operations and adjusting our work programme in the light of the government response to the virus. Now, in late July, most of the UK is gradually emerging from lockdown […]
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The management of adult diabetes services in the NHS: progress review
Published on:Progress has been made to reduce the additional risk of death for people with diabetes. However, 22,000 are still estimated to be dying each year from diabetes related causes.
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Confirmed impacts: Improving the procurement of consumables by NHS trusts
Published on:This impacts case study shows how our work motivated the Department for Health to develop a tool and coding system that standarised and reduced consumables procurement costs in the NHS.
It is one example of financial or non-financial benefits realised in 2014 as a result of our involvement, all of which are set out in our interactive PDF.
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Confirmed impacts: Helping to improve accountability in the health system
Published on:This impacts case study shows how our frequent highlighting of the need for consistent and reliable data and clearer accountability has improved reporting and data assurance in the health system.
It is one example of financial or non-financial benefits realised in 2014 as a result of our involvement, all of which are set out in our interactive PDF.
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Confirmed impacts: Driving improvements in NHS stroke care
Published on:This impacts case study shows how our work prompted a national strategy for stroke care and NHS adoption of clinical best practice more widely, leading to considerable cost reductions.
It is one example of financial or non-financial benefits realised in 2014 as a result of our involvement, all of which are set out in our interactive PDF.
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Adult social care in England: overview
Published on:The provision of adequate adult social care poses a significant public service challenge. Demand for care is rising while public spending is falling.
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Modelling of maternity services in England
Published on:This series of papers summarises the methodological approaches we have taken in carrying out innovative or novel analysis. Such analysis is conducted under our statutory authority to examine and report to Parliament on the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which government departments and other bodies have used their resources.
The Audit insights papers are methodological summaries and do not make new observations about value for money.
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Financial sustainability of local authorities data visualisation raw data
The files below are the raw data that powers our data visualisation tool. We have provided these .csv format files as an accessible alternative for those who are unable to make use of the data visualisation. Please download and analyse in your preferred assistive technology. 1. Dashboard 1 Figure 1.1: Spending power and its components […]
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FOI request and disclosure log 2022
Responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests made to the NAO between April and December 2022.
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Investigation into government funding to charities during the COVID-19 pandemic
Published on:This investigation explores government’s funding to charities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Supply Chain Coordination Limited annual report and accounts 2019-2020
Published on:The National Audit Office has reported on the 2019-2020 Annual Report and Accounts of Supply Chain Coordination Limited.
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Progress in improving cancer services and outcomes in England
Published on:There is considerable scope to make further improvements in cancer services and patient outcomes across England.
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Departmental Overview: The performance of the Department of Health 2013-14
Published on:This Departmental Overview is one of 17 we have produced covering our work on each major government department. It summarises our work on the Department for Health.
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Effective governance and accountability is a mainstay for successful contract management
Published on:Public bodies should demonstrate robust, independent oversight of both their contractual arrangements and overall commercial portfolios
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Care Quality Commission
Published on:The CQC, the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England, has made substantial progress but needs to recruit and train staff and build a new organisational culture.
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Services for people with neurological conditions: progress review
Published on:Services and outcomes for people with neurological conditions need further improvement.
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Mapping between different commissioners of healthcare
Published on:This series of papers summarises the methodological approaches we have taken in carrying out innovative or novel analysis. Such analysis is conducted under our statutory authority to examine and report to Parliament on the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which government departments and other bodies have used their resources.
The Audit insights papers are methodological summaries and do not make new observations about value for money.
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Improving productivity could release tens of billions for government priorities
Published on:In his annual speech in Parliament, Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, said government can provide people with better public services despite the challenging fiscal backdrop.