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.
This report examines efforts to address gender based violence, to support government’s target to halve violence against women and girls.
This report investigates the NHS’s response to the cyber attack that affected it in May 2017 and the impact on health services.
This report examines whether the NHS is well placed to get value for money from its investment in developing new care models through vanguards.
Demand for ambulance services continues to grow rapidly, but services are finding it increasingly difficult to cope with rising demand.
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.
This report examines the progress made in improving the timeliness of auditor reporting on English local public bodies’ financial statements. Delays in completing audited accounts can have significant implications for local accountability and the effective management of public money.
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.
In this report, we assess whether NHS England managed the PCSE contract with Capita effectively to secure the intended benefits
The NAO is publishing a suite of short guides for the new Parliament, one for each government department and a selection of cross-government issues, to assist House of Commons select committees and members of Parliament.
Responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests made to the NAO between April and December 2022.
Gareth Davies uses the NAO’s insights to outline what government needs to do to make public money work harder
The number of NHS and local government bodies with weaknesses in their arrangements for delivering value for money is increasing.
The financial performance of NHS bodies worsened considerably in 2015-16, according to the National Audit Office.
The NAO has investigated how NHS Shared Business Services handled its backlog of unprocessed clinical correspondence.
This investigation sets out facts about penalty charge notices and how the NHS supports vulnerable people to navigate the system.
The amount recovered has increased but NHS hospital trusts remain some way from complying in full with the requirement to recover the cost of treating overseas visitors.
This paper sets out how we used existing data to estimate the impact of our value for money work on stroke care.
The Department of Health and its partners are still some way from implementing a plan to put the NHS’ finances in England on a sustainable footing, according to three reports issued by the Comptroller and Auditor General.
In his annual speech in Parliament, Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, said government can provide people with better public services despite the challenging fiscal backdrop.