Support for Parliament
The NAO supports Parliament by looking at how government has spent money delivering its policies and if that money has been used in the best way to achieve the intended outcome.
The NAO supports Parliament by looking at how government has spent money delivering its policies and if that money has been used in the best way to achieve the intended outcome.
This paper sets out how we used NHS administrative data to compare the characteristics of A&E attendances by mental health service users to those of the rest of the population.
Responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests made to the NAO in 2023.
The Department recognizes the potential for conflicts of interest in the new system for NHS commissioning. Public confidence that conflicts are well managed will be vital.
This report examines the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) as part of the government’s response to COVID-19 in 2020.
This report outlines how the public service pensions landscape has changed since the Hutton Review and highlights future challenges.
This briefing on the NHS and sustainability in England has been prepared for the Environmental Audit Committee. It focuses on identifying potential good practice, opportunities and challenges and draws on the NAO’s good practice criteria.
This report examines the use of financial models across government.
The National Audit Office has existed in its present form since 1983. A public audit function for central government within the UK has a much longer history.
Financial risk is increasing in NHS trusts and foundation trusts. Those in severe financial difficulty continue to rely on cash support from the Department of Health.
Responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulation (EIR) requests made to the NAO in 2024.
We record government’s progress in ensuring health and social care supplies should the UK leave the EU without a deal.
Find out about the innovative ways our expert Modelling Team scrutinise departments’ models.
This investigation sets out the system for providing vaccinations to pre-school children in England and the levels of uptake.
This investigation sets out the facts relating to government procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic up to 31 July 2020.
Our report sets out how liabilities for clinical negligence have changed over time, and what is behind those changes.
Good progress has been made by the Department of Health and NHS England in setting up a programme to close hospital beds for people with a learning disability, but the programme is not yet on track to achieve value for money. The report examines how the NHS in England and local authorities seek to improve the lives of the 129,000 people aged 18 to 64 who use local authority learning disability support services.
Challenging objectives for improving access to general practice have been set by the Department and NHS England, but a more coordinated approach and stronger incentives are needed.
In response to questions raised by the House of Commons Health Committee in late 2013 and wider Parliamentary interest, we conducted an investigation into five specific concerns about NHS Property Services. Our investigation established the facts relating to these concerns.
May 2014
This sets out the role, costs and performance of CCGs, the changing commissioning landscape and the future of CCGs.