A review of the role and costs of clinical commissioning groups
Published on:This sets out the role, costs and performance of CCGs, the changing commissioning landscape and the future of CCGs.
This sets out the role, costs and performance of CCGs, the changing commissioning landscape and the future of CCGs.
Head of the National Office Sir John Bourn reported to Parliament today that, in 2002-2003, the Department of Health successfully met its target of ensuring that financial balance was achieved in aggregate across the 607 individual NHS organisations. The NHS as a whole reported an underspend of £96 million within the context of healthcare commissioned […]
There is a strong rationale for modernising NHS dentistry, but significant risks will have to be managed if the new arrangements announced by the Department of Health are to be effective and provide value for money, according to the National Audit Office. In particular, given the scepticism of some dentists compounded by a lack of […]
How NHS England has handled a backlog of 374,000 items.
This report applies experience from auditing cross-government challenges to highlight the risks government needs to manage to achieve net zero.
Head of the National Audit Office Sir John Bourn has published a report following his examination of each of the twenty three summarised accounts for the NHS in England. Today’s report draws attention to a number of issues, including the NHS’s overall financial performance, developments in accounting and internal control, fraud, and clinical negligence liabilities. […]
The number of NHS and local government bodies with weaknesses in their arrangements for delivering value for money is increasing.
The need for wider implementation of good practice to manage and reduce waiting lists and times in the NHS in England is highlighted today in a National Audit Office report. In March 2001 some 42,000 patients had been waiting more than 12 months for admission to hospital, and there are large inequalities across the country […]
The National Audit Office has published the results of its examination into the inappropriate adjustment of waiting lists at a number of NHS trusts. In July of this year the NAO published its report Inpatient and outpatient waiting in the NHS looking at the accuracy and management of NHS waiting lists. In that report it […]
This investigation covers how the UK government determines the amount of funding it allocates to the devolved administrations.
This report outlines how the public service pensions landscape has changed since the Hutton Review and highlights future challenges.
Head of the National Audit Office Sir John Bourn today reported to Parliament on how well prepared the NHS is to respond to disasters. The NAO started this study before September 11 2001 and since then updated its work to take into account progress made by the NHS in this area during the subsequent period […]
In this report, we assess whether NHS England managed the PCSE contract with Capita effectively to secure the intended benefits
This report examines whether the government is likely to meet its ambitions for children and young people’s mental health services.
Head of the National Audit Office Sir John Bourn has given an unqualified opinion on each of the 20 NHS summarised accounts, prepared by the Secretary of State for Health from the accounts for individual health organisations. Today’s report from the NAO draws attention to a number of issues, including overall financial performance, fraud in […]
Our investigation focuses on the delivery, performance, oversight and progress implementing change on four health screening programmes.
Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, told Parliament today that trustee bodies administering charitable funds associated with the NHS have made substantial progress in adopting high standards of corporate governance and have adequate controls in place to ensure that business is properly conducted. Sir John concludes that the current arrangements for supervision […]
This report examines whether the NHS is well placed to get value for money from its investment in developing new care models through vanguards.