The commissioning of specialised services in the NHS
Published on:Against a backdrop of increasing pressure on NHS finances, NHS England has not controlled the rising cost of specialised services.
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Maternity services in England
Published on:Most women have good outcomes from NHS maternity services, but there are significant and unexplained variations in performance around the country.
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Support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities in England
Published on:This report assesses how well pupils with special educational needs and disabilities are being supported.
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Emergency admissions to hospital: managing the demand
Published on:Many emergency admissions to hospital are avoidable and many patients stay in hospital longer than is necessary.
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Financial sustainability of local authorities 2018 visualisation
Published on:Our interactive data visualisation gives you a greater insight into the challenges faced by local authorities.
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NHS waiting times for elective care in England
Published on:The NAO has identified inconsistencies in the way trusts measure waiting time and errors in the time recorded.
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Financial sustainability of local authorities 2018
Published on:This report reviews developments in the sector and examines whether the Department, along with other departments with responsibility for local services, understands the impact of funding reductions on the financial and service sustainability of local authorities.
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Cost of settling clinical negligence claims has more than tripled in last two decades
Published on:Our report sets out how liabilities for clinical negligence have changed over time, and what is behind those changes.
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Planning for the Better Care Fund
Published on:The Better Care Fund is an innovative idea but the quality of early preparation and planning did not match the scale of the ambition. Current plans forecast £314m of savings for the NHS rather than the £1 billion in early planning assumptions.
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Public Health England’s grant to local authorities
Published on:Public Health England has made a good start in supporting local authorities with their new responsibilities for public health but it is too soon to tell whether its approach is achieving value for money.
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A review of the role and costs of clinical commissioning groups
Published on:This sets out the role, costs and performance of CCGs, the changing commissioning landscape and the future of CCGs.
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Confirmed impacts: Securing the future financial sustainability of the National Health Service
Published on:We found that the 2007-2011 Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Board’s poor financial management and procurement of an unaffordable PFI scheme had left the Trust in a critical financial position.
This NAO impacts case study represents one example where there has been some beneficial change, whether financial or non-financial, resulting from our involvement.
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NHS financial management and sustainability 2015
Published on:This briefing on the NHS and sustainability in England has been prepared for the Environmental Audit Committee. It focuses on identifying potential good practice, opportunities and challenges and draws on the NAO’s good practice criteria.
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Access to clinical trial information and the stockpiling of Tamiflu
Published on:There is broad agreement that Tamiflu reduces the length of illness, but the consensus breaks down on whether it prevents serious complications and deaths.
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Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Published on:The Trust board’s poor financial management and procurement of an unaffordable PFI scheme have left the Trust in a critical financial position.
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Reforming adult social care in England
Published on:Government has delayed plans to cap lifetime social care costs and scaled back plans for reforming the system it set out in December 2021.
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Department of Health and Social Care Accounts 2022-23
Published on:The NAO has reported on the 2022-23 accounts of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
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NHS financial management and sustainability 2013
Published on:There was a surplus of £2.1 billion across the NHS in 2012-13, matching that in 2011-12. However, there are signs of increasing pressure.
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Managing NHS hospital consultants
Published on:The 2003 contract for hospital consultants delivered many expected benefits, but there is room for improvement in how trusts manage their consultants.
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NAO Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Published on:The Annual Report and Accounts shares details of our work and performance.