Alcohol-related ill-health is an increasing burden for the National Health Service. Alcohol misuse costs the health service in the order of £2.7 billion a year, but efforts to address it locally are not in general well-planned, the National Audit Office reported today. The Department of Health is however raising the profile of alcohol misuse by […]
This report is a detailed review of government contracts let to Randox between January 2020 and December 2021.
The Department for Communities and Local Government has taken steps since November 2014 to improve its understanding of new burdens on local authorities.
The Department of Health is on track to meet most of the key targets identified in a review of its arm’s length bodies, according to a report out today by the National Audit Office. By the end of 2007-08, expenditure will have reduced by £555 million, against the target of £500 million. And the number […]
This investigation examines Greensill Capital’s involvement in the provision of two schemes to the NHS.
Significant annual savings worth tens of billions of pounds are available through improving public sector productivity, the head of the NAO will say.
This report evaluates the government’s COVID-19 vaccine programme focusing on events up to the end of October 2021.
Find out who you should contact with complaints relating to local audits or for other queries about local auditors and audit contracts.
The New Hospital Programme (NHP) has experienced delays and is expected to deliver 32 of the intended target of 40 new hospitals by 2030.
This report examines the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) as part of the government’s response to COVID-19 in 2020.
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
This report looks at backlogs and waiting times for elective and cancer care in the NHS in England.
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 […]
This report examines whether the government secured financial sustainability across the local authority sector during COVID-19.
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 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.