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Investigation into penalty charge notices in healthcare

This investigation sets out facts about penalty charge notices and how the NHS supports vulnerable people to navigate the system.

Sector(s): Health and social care, Welfare and benefits

Performance Improvement area(s): Investigations

Department(s): Department of Health and Social Care

Published:
14 May 2019

NHS waiting times for elective and cancer treatment

This report examines waiting time standards for elective and cancer treatment and factors associated with performance in meeting these standards.

Sector(s): Health and social care

Department(s): Department of Health and Social Care

Published:
22 Mar 2019

Investigation into the management of health screening

Our investigation focuses on the delivery, performance, oversight and progress implementing change on four health screening programmes.

Sector(s): Health and social care

Performance Improvement area(s): Investigations

Department(s): Department of Health and Social Care

Published:
1 Feb 2019

NHS financial sustainability

The report examines whether the NHS is on track to achieve financial sustainability.

Sector(s): Health and social care

Performance Improvement area(s): Financial and service sustainability

Department(s): Department of Health and Social Care

Published:
18 Jan 2019

Local auditor reporting in England 2018

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

Sector(s): Government, efficiency and transparency, Health and social care, Local services

Performance Improvement area(s): Accountability in local service delivery

Department(s): Department of Health and Social Care, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Published:
10 Jan 2019

A review of the role and costs of clinical commissioning groups

This sets out the role, costs and performance of CCGs, the changing commissioning landscape and the future of CCGs.

Sector(s): Health and social care

Department(s): Department of Health and Social Care

Published:
18 Dec 2018

Improving children and young people’s mental health services

This report examines whether the government is likely to meet its ambitions for children and young people’s mental health services.

Sector(s): Children and families, Health and social care

Department(s): Department of Health and Social Care

Published:
9 Oct 2018

Adult social care at a glance

This overview updates our report ‘Adult social care in England: an overview (2014)’, highlighting key trends, developments and system pressures.

Sector(s): Health and social care

Department(s): Department of Health and Social Care

Published:
16 Jul 2018

The health and social care interface

This ‘think piece’ draws on our past work highlighting the barriers that prevent health and social care services working together effectively, examples of joint working and the move towards services centred on the needs of the individual, to inform the ongoing debate about the future of health and social care in England.

Sector(s): Health and social care, Local services

Performance Improvement area(s): Local service delivery, Transforming public services

Department(s): Department of Health and Social Care, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Published:
4 Jul 2018