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  2. Financial sustainability of local authorities

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    The NAO examines central government’s approach to the funding of local authorities as they deal with reduced funding without reducing services.

  4. Implementing transparency

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    Better access to public information can improve accountability and service delivery. Government needs a firm grasp of whether that potential is being realised.

  5. Improving dementia services in England – an interim report

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    The Department of Health has developed an ambitious and comprehensive strategy for dementia. However, there has not yet been a robust approach to implementation, according to a National Audit Office report published today. Despite the Department stating, since 2007, that dementia is now a national priority, it has not been given the levers or urgency […]

  6. Supporting people with autism through adulthood

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    The National Audit Office has reported today that Government departments and local health and social care organisations do not have enough information on numbers of adults with autism. They also lack a full understanding and awareness of the condition, limiting their ability to plan and deliver services effectively. Autism, which includes Asperger syndrome, is a […]

  8. Helping people through mental health crisis: The role of Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment services

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    Crisis Resolution Home Treatment teams are having a positive impact on local acute mental health services, providing an alternative to hospital admission for people experiencing a short-term mental health crisis. But a report out today by the National Audit Office found that services are being limited by a lack of input from specialist health and […]

  9. Improving services and support for people with dementia

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    Despite a steeply rising trend in cases of dementia, the condition is being given too low a priority by health and social services, according to a report out today by the National Audit Office. Too few people are being diagnosed, or being diagnosed early enough, and early interventions known to be cost-effective are not being […]

  10. Department of Health – Innovation in the NHS: Local Improvement Finance Trusts

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    Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported today that the Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) initiative, launched in 2001, is an effective means of improving primary health and social care. The LIFT model has a number of strengths: it takes a long term strategic approach to local health provision which combines the […]

  11. Criminal Records Bureau: Delivering Safer Recruitment?

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    There were problems in performance during the first seven months after the launch of the Criminal Records Bureau but, following joint action by the Bureau, Capita and the Home Office, the Bureau is now delivering reliably each week over twice the number of Disclosures of criminal records undertaken by the police under the old arrangements. […]

  12. Ensuring the effective discharge of older patients from NHS acute hospitals

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    Good progress is being made by the Department of Health and other health and social care bodies in ensuring that older people who have finished treatment in acute hospitals are discharged promptly. According to the National Audit Office, however, more needs to be done to meet the Government’s target to end widespread delays in patient […]

  13. Innovation in the National Health Service – The Acquisition of the London Heart Hospital

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    The acquisition of the Heart Hospital represented an entrepreneurial and novel approach to improving patient services, Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported to Parliament today. The NHS acted quickly to take advantage of an unusual opportunity and acquired the hospital and its equipment at a good price. Activities at the Heart […]

  14. Hip replacements: getting it right first time

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    Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported to Parliament today that many NHS trusts and orthopaedic consultants apply good practice in the way that they handle total hip replacements. However, there are significant variations in performance, and there is need for good practice to be spread more widely for the benefit of […]

  18. Central oversight of arm’s-length bodies

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    This report focuses on the role of the centre of government in supporting government departments’ oversight of arm’s-length bodies.

  20. Transport accessibility to local services: a journey time tool

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    Examining transport accessibility to key local services in England About this tool Local public transport provision influences how people can access the services they need, including healthcare, education, employment, leisure and business facilities. The Department for Transport (DfT) and other organisations have identified that investment in local transport supports economic growth, helps build sustainable communities […]