Search results for 'Social care'

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  1. Digital transformation in the NHS

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    This report considers the readiness of the government to deliver its ambitions for digital transformation in the NHS in England.

  2. Local government financial sustainability

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    Pressured public services and delays to reform the funding system are contributing to local authorities’ finances becoming unsustainable.

  3. Investigation into NHS spending on generic medicines in primary care

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    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.

  4. Care Quality Commission regulating health and social care

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    Although the Commission has improved as an organisation, it needs to overcome some persistent issues with the timeliness of some of its regulation activities if it is to sustain further improvement.

  5. Investigation into pre-school vaccinations

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    This investigation sets out the system for providing vaccinations to pre-school children in England and the levels of uptake.

  6. Health and social care integration

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    The Better Care Fund has not achieved the expected value for money, in terms of savings, outcomes for patients or hospital activity.

  7. Tackling violence against women and girls 

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    This report examines efforts to address gender based violence, to support government’s target to halve violence against women and girls.

  8. Investigation into supported housing

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    Report summarising the National Audit Office’s (NAO) investigation into the provision of supported housing in England.

  9. Reducing emergency admissions

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    The report examines progress that the Department of Health & Social Care, NHS England, NHS Improvement and other stakeholders are making in reducing the impact of emergency admissions on acute hospitals. The report takes a whole-system approach, and looks at action across acute, primary, community and social care systems.

  10. A Short Guide to Selected health arm’s-length bodies

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    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.

  11. Childhood obesity

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    This report examines the effectiveness of the government’s approach to reducing childhood obesity in England.

  12. Local auditor reporting in England 2018

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    The number of NHS and local government bodies with weaknesses in their arrangements for delivering value for money is increasing.