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.
Search results for 'NHS'
Showing 281 - 300 of 368 results
-
-
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.
-
The management of Medical Equipment in NHS Acute Trusts in England
Published on:Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported to Parliament today that NHS Acute Trusts in England held medical equipment with an estimated replacement value of some £3 billion. In 1996-97 they spent some £220 million on acquiring medical equipment annually and a further £120 million on maintenance. Figures for 1997-98 are similar. Medical […]
-
Health and Safety in NHS Acute Hospital Trusts in England
Published on: -
The NHS Executive – The Hospital Information Support Systems Initiative
Published on: -
A Safer Place to Work: Protecting NHS Hospital and Ambulance Staff from Violence and Aggression
Published on:Head of the National Audit Office, Sir John Bourn, reported to Parliament today that good progress has been made to improve the protection from violence given to NHS staff. However he said that more needs to be done particularly on risk assessment, staff training, follow up after an incident has been reported, and the establishment […]
-
A Safer Place to Work: Improving the management of health and safety risks to staff in NHS trusts
Published on:Head of the National Audit Office Sir John Bourn reported to Parliament today that, while there have been real improvements in the management of health and safety risks to staff in NHS trusts, progress overall is patchy. The number of reported accidents is increasing, the gap between the best and worst performing trusts is widening […]
-
Childhood obesity
Published on:This report examines the effectiveness of the government’s approach to reducing childhood obesity in England.
-
Investigation into concerns raised by the William Pears Group about the conduct of the competition for the NHS Estates PPP
Published on: -
Investigation into government procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic
Published on:This investigation sets out the facts relating to government procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic up to 31 July 2020.
-
The Purchase of Read Codes and the Management of the NHS Centre for Coding and Classification
Published on: -
Exiting the EU: supplying the health and social care sectors
Published on:We record government’s progress in ensuring health and social care supplies should the UK leave the EU without a deal.
-
The Management and Control of Hospital Acquired Infection in Acute NHS Trusts in England
Published on:Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported to Parliament today that hospital acquired infections can have serious consequences for patients, may be costing the NHS in the region of £1,000 million a year but could be reduced by around 15 per cent across the NHS. The report is a comprehensive analysis of […]
-
The Care Quality Commission: Regulating the quality and safety of health and adult social care
Published on:The Care Quality Commission had a difficult task in establishing itself and has not so far achieved value for money in regulating the quality and safety of health and adult social care in England.
-
Investigation into NHS continuing healthcare funding
Published on:Funding for ongoing health care is a complex and highly sensitive area, which can affect some of the most vulnerable people in society and those that care for them.
-
Managing the costs of clinical negligence in trusts
Published on:The cost of clinical negligence in trusts is significant and rising fast, placing increasing financial pressure on an already stretched system.
-
The impact of the 2007-08 changes to public service pensions
Published on:Changes made in 2007-08 to public service pension schemes are on course to deliver savings and stabilise pension costs. However the value for money of the changes cannot be demonstrated in the absence of a strategic assessment of their long term impact on staff motivation and retention.
-
The government’s approach to test and trace in England – interim report
Published on:This interim report provides an overview of test and trace services for addressing COVID-19 in England.
-
Services for people with rheumatoid arthritis
Published on:Too many people with rheumatoid arthritis are not being diagnosed or treated quickly enough, and some services for people with the disease are not coordinated enough, according to a report published today by the National Audit Office. Delay in treatment is detrimental to patients’ health, their quality of life and, with three quarters of people […]
-
Inquiry Commissioned by the NHS Chief Executive into Matters Concerning the Former Yorkshire Regional Health Authority
Published on: