Investigation into the management of health screening
Published on:Our investigation focuses on the delivery, performance, oversight and progress implementing change on four health screening programmes.
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NHS (England) Summarised Accounts 1999-2000
Published on:In a report to Parliament today, head of the National Audit Office Sir John Bourn gave the results of his annual examination of the 19 summarised accounts which cover the financial activities of the NHS in England. Sir John’s opinion on each of the 19 summarised accounts was unqualified. The report drew attention, however, to […]
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Charitable Funds Associated with NHS Bodies
Published on: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 […]
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The health and social care interface
Published on:This ‘think piece’ draws on our past work highlighting the barriers that prevent health and social care services working together effectively, examples of joint working and the move towards services centred on the needs of the individual, to inform the ongoing debate about the future of health and social care in England.
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The Management of Surplus Property by Trusts in the NHS in England
Published on:A National Audit Office report today finds that NHS trusts need to do more to identify property they no longer need and dispose of it more quickly and effectively. Better management could bring forward some sales and release significant sums for use elsewhere in the NHS. The NHS has one of the largest estates in […]
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The Management of Suspensions of Clinical Staff in NHS Hospital and Ambulance Trusts in England
Published on:There is a pressing need for the Department of Health, Strategic Health Authorities and NHS trusts to improve their management of suspensions of clinical staff, according to the head of the National Audit Office, Sir John Bourn. Today’s report to Parliament, while acknowledging the paramount importance of protecting patient safety, highlights concerns about the length […]
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NHS (England) Summarised Accounts 1998-99
Published on:The Comptroller and Auditor General, Sir John Bourn, today reported to Parliament the results of his examination of the 17 Summarised Accounts* which cover the financial activities of the National Health Service in England, with an annual budget of some £36 billion. Sir John’s opinion on each of the summarised accounts is unqualified. His report […]
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NHS (Wales) Summarised Accounts 1998-99
Published on:Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, today reported to Parliament on the worsening financial performance of the NHS in Wales and the rising cost of clinical negligence claims. On the financial performance of the NHS in Wales: the underlying cumulative deficit of the NHS in Wales rose by £21.8 million in 1998-99 […]
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NHS (Scotland) Summarised Accounts 1998-99
Published on:Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported to Parliament today on the Summarised Accounts of the National Health Service in Scotland for 1998-99. The report describes the findings of the appointed auditors of the individual health bodies, discusses developments in accounting and financial control, considers the financial performance of the NHS in […]
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Investigation: WannaCry cyber attack and the NHS
Published on:This report investigates the NHS’s response to the cyber attack that affected it in May 2017 and the impact on health services.
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Investigation into NHS spending on generic medicines in primary care
Published on:This investigation looks at the 2017-18 increase in NHS spending on certain generic medicines, possible causes of the price increases in the market for generic medicines, and how the Department of Health and Social Care responded to the price increases.
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Managing PFI assets and services as contracts end
Published on:This report provides information on managing PFI contracts when they end and considers whether government is preparing for expiry appropriately.
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NHS Accident and Emergency Departments in Scotland
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NHS Accident and Emergency Departments in England
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Investigation: clinical correspondence handling at NHS Shared Business Services
Published on:The NAO has investigated how NHS Shared Business Services handled its backlog of unprocessed clinical correspondence.
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Sustainability and transformation in the NHS
Published on:Additional funding, aimed to help the NHS get on a financially sustainable footing, has instead been spent on coping with existing pressures.
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The Performance of the NHS Cervical Screening Programme in England
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Achieving Improvements through Clinical Governance: A Progress Report on Implementation by NHS Trusts
Published on:A major initiative to secure better quality care by the NHS and improve patients’ confidence in its services has made early progress and is already delivering benefits. However, according to a report by the National Audit Office, progress in implementing ‘clinical governance’ is patchy, varying between and within NHS trusts and between the components of […]
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Reducing emergency admissions
Published on:The report examines progress that the Department of Health & Social Care, NHS England, NHS Improvement and other stakeholders are making in reducing the impact of emergency admissions on acute hospitals. The report takes a whole-system approach, and looks at action across acute, primary, community and social care systems.
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Childhood obesity
Published on:This report examines the effectiveness of the government’s approach to reducing childhood obesity in England.