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  2. Departmental Overview 2020-21: Department of Health & Social Care

    Overview Departmental overview

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    A summary of the key information and insights that can be gained from our examinations of the Department of Health & Social Care (the Department), the NHS, and related bodies in the health sector in England over the two financial years since April 2020.

  3. Access to unplanned or urgent care

    Report Value for money

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    A National Audit Office (NAO) report assessing the government’s approach to improving urgent and emergency care services in England.

  4. Progress in improving mental health services in England

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    Despite funding and staffing levels for mental health services increasing, and more patients being treated, millions of people with mental health needs are still not accessing services, with some facing lengthy waits for treatment, according to a new National Audit Office report.

  5. Resilience to animal diseases

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    Key public bodies are insufficiently prepared for a major animal disease outbreak and would likely struggle to cope with one, the NAO finds.

  6. The NHS at 75: what have decades of NAO audits told us?

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    Senior Audit Manager Natalie Low gives an NAO perspective on the NHS as it turns 75. What has many decades of the NAO auditing one of the largest employers in the world revealed?

  8. Reducing the harm from illegal drugs

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    Our report looks at whether the government is well positioned to achieve its drug strategy’s 10-year ambitions.

  12. Find a local public body’s audit report

    Overview Interactive visualisation

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    This map tool map lets you explore where auditors have issued non-standard reports locally in the NHS and local government in England.

  13. Managing NHS backlogs and waiting times in England

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    This is our second report on backlogs for elective and cancer care. It examines the design of NHSE’s recovery plan, how the NHS has been implementing the plan and the ongoing risks NHSE has to manage.

  15. Progress with the New Hospital Programme

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    Our report found that the New Hospital Programme (NHP) has experienced delays and is expected to deliver 32 of the intended target of 40 new hospitals by 2030.

  17. Alcohol treatment services

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    Factual briefing on alcohol treatment services in England, informed by discussions with the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England, and the Association of Directors of Public Health.