NHS Ambulance Services
Published on:Demand for ambulance services continues to grow rapidly, but services are finding it increasingly difficult to cope with rising demand.
Demand for ambulance services continues to grow rapidly, but services are finding it increasingly difficult to cope with rising demand.
With charities such as museums and galleries relying increasingly on donations to supplement public grant funding, this report summarises the issues faced and best-practice management of the risks associated with donations as a source of income.
This report examines progress in establishing Integrated Care Systems in England.
This financial overview looks at what local government in England spends, how this spending is funded and the effect of changes in recent years.
This document summarises the findings of our work and identifies sources of help that may be useful to local areas and government departments supporting local public service reform.
The affordability of the Ministry of Defence’s Equipment Plan.
The financial performance of acute hospital trusts has deteriorated sharply and their financial performance looks set to worsen in 2015-16.
The Better Care Fund has not achieved the expected value for money, in terms of savings, outcomes for patients or hospital activity.
In his annual speech in Parliament, Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, championed effective innovation as a way to tackle the ongoing challenge of rising demand for stretched public services.
Overall spending on discretionary local welfare support by central and local government has reduced since April 2013. The consequences of this gap in provision are not understood.
The NAO examines central government’s approach to the funding of local authorities as they deal with reduced funding without reducing services.
The risks to the affordability of the Ministry of Defence Equipment Plan are greater than at any point since reporting began in 2012.
Our report examines whether MHCLG’s framework allows for the management of risks to local authorities from commercial property investment.
New NAO report looks at how the Home Office is supporting police forces to improve their productivity and long-term financial sustainability.
An interactive summary of the NAO’s presentations at Civil Service Live events, 2015, on four pervasive issues blocking public service improvement.
Public Health England has made a good start in supporting local authorities with their new responsibilities for public health but it is too soon to tell whether its approach is achieving value for money.
We found that the 2007-2011 Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Board’s poor financial management and procurement of an unaffordable PFI scheme had left the Trust in a critical financial position.
This NAO impacts case study represents one example where there has been some beneficial change, whether financial or non-financial, resulting from our involvement.
The Department for Communities and Local Government has taken steps since November 2014 to improve its understanding of new burdens on local authorities.
Pressured public services and delays to reform the funding system are contributing to local authorities’ finances becoming unsustainable.
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.