The supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic
Published on:This report examines the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) as part of the government’s response to COVID-19 in 2020.
This report examines the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) as part of the government’s response to COVID-19 in 2020.
According to a National Audit Office report, the NHS has successfully transferred 1.1 million NHS employees on to a new simplified pay system. Given the scale of the NHS this was a substantial task which the NHS, in partnership with the trade unions, achieved in a short timescale. There are some examples of NHS trusts […]
Fire and rescue authorities have managed funding reductions well. The Department for Communities and Local Government should, however, seek greater assurance that authorities are maintaining service standards and delivering value for money locally.
Fire and rescue authorities have managed funding reductions well. The Department for Communities and Local Government should, however, seek greater assurance that authorities are maintaining service standards and delivering value for money locally
The rate at which electronic care records systems are being put in place across the NHS under the National Programme for IT is falling far below expectations and the core aim that every patient should have an electronic care record under the Programme will not now be achieved.
This report looks at backlogs and waiting times for elective and cancer care in the NHS in England.
This investigation examines Greensill Capital’s involvement in the provision of two schemes to the NHS.
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 […]
The Department of Health has met its target to reduce MRSA bloodstream infections by 50 per cent by 2008 and has made encouraging progress towards its target to reduce Clostridium difficile infections, according to a National Audit Office report published today. However, blood stream infections due to other causes may be increasing. There is also […]
This report provides our initial thoughts on the learning government can draw from its response to COVID-19 to date.
We record government’s progress in ensuring health and social care supplies should the UK leave the EU without a deal.
The NHS as a whole achieved a net surplus of £515 million in 2006-07, compared with a net deficit of £547 million in 2005-06, according to a report out today by the National Audit Office. The NHS Summarised Accounts show that in 2006-07 287 NHS organisations reported a gross surplus of £1,431 million (2005-06: 357 […]
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 […]
This is the second NAO report on government’s approach to test and trace services in England.
This report examines whether the government secured financial sustainability across the local authority sector during COVID-19.
This report covers recent trends in pressures on children’s social care demand and activity and national and local government’s response.
This report considers the effectiveness of the UK government’s cross-border travel measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The report sets out central government’s risk analysis, planning, and mitigation strategies prior to the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic