Sustainability and transformation in the NHS
Additional funding, aimed to help the NHS get on a financially sustainable footing, has instead been spent on coping with existing pressures.
Published:
19 Jan 2018
19 Jan 2018
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Health and social care
A Short Guide to Selected health arm’s-length bodies
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.
Published:
13 Dec 2017
13 Dec 2017
Investigation: WannaCry cyber attack and the NHS
This report investigates the NHS’s response to the cyber attack that affected it in May 2017 and the impact on health services.
Published:
27 Oct 2017
27 Oct 2017
Care Quality Commission regulating health and social care
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.
Published:
13 Oct 2017
13 Oct 2017
A Short Guide to the Department of Health and NHS England
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.
Published:
8 Sep 2017
8 Sep 2017
Managing the costs of clinical negligence in trusts
The cost of clinical negligence in trusts is significant and rising fast, placing increasing financial pressure on an already stretched system.
Published:
7 Sep 2017
7 Sep 2017
Investigation into NHS continuing healthcare funding
Funding for ongoing health care is a complex and highly sensitive area, which can affect some of the most vulnerable people in society and those that care for them.
Published:
5 Jul 2017
5 Jul 2017
Mental health in prisons
Government does not know how many people in prison have a mental illness, how much it is spending on mental health in prisons or whether it is achieving its objectives. It is therefore hard to see how Government can be achieving value for money in its efforts to improve the mental health and well being of prisoners. In 2016 there were 40,161 incidents of self-harm in prisons and 120 self-inflicted deaths.
Published:
29 Jun 2017
29 Jun 2017
Investigation: clinical correspondence handling at NHS Shared Business Services
The NAO has investigated how NHS Shared Business Services handled its backlog of unprocessed clinical correspondence.
Published:
27 Jun 2017
27 Jun 2017
Local support for people with a learning disability
Good progress has been made by the Department of Health and NHS England in setting up a programme to close hospital beds for people with a learning disability, but the programme is not yet on track to achieve value for money. The report examines how the NHS in England and local authorities seek to improve the lives of the 129,000 people aged 18 to 64 who use local authority learning disability support services.
Published:
3 Mar 2017
3 Mar 2017