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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.

Sector(s): Health and social care

Published:
3 Mar 2017

Health and social care integration

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

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

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

Published:
8 Feb 2017

NHS Ambulance Services

Demand for ambulance services continues to grow rapidly, but services are finding it increasingly difficult to cope with rising demand.

Sector(s): Health and social care

Performance Improvement area(s): Financial and service sustainability

Published:
26 Jan 2017

Improving patient access to general practice

Challenging objectives for improving access to general practice have been set by the Department and NHS England, but a more coordinated approach and stronger incentives are needed.

Sector(s): Health and social care

Performance Improvement area(s): Commissioning

Published:
11 Jan 2017

Departmental Overview 2015-16: Department of Health

This Departmental Overview looks at the Department of Health (DH) and summarises its performance during the year ended March 2016, together with our recent reports on it.

Sector(s): Health and social care, Select Committee Work

Performance Improvement area(s): Departmental Overviews

Published:
15 Dec 2016

Financial sustainability of the NHS

The financial performance of NHS bodies worsened considerably in 2015-16, according to the National Audit Office.

Sector(s): Health and social care

Performance Improvement area(s): Financial and service sustainability

Published:
22 Nov 2016

Recovering the cost of NHS treatment for overseas patients

The amount recovered has increased but NHS hospital trusts remain some way from complying in full with the requirement to recover the cost of treating overseas visitors.

Sector(s): Health and social care

Published:
28 Oct 2016

Reports on Department of Health, NHS England and NHS Foundation Trusts’ consolidated accounts 2015-16

The Department of Health and its partners are still some way from implementing a plan to put the NHS’ finances in England on a sustainable footing, according to three reports issued by the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Sector(s): Health and social care

Performance Improvement area(s): Audit of Financial Statements

Published:
21 Jul 2016

Investigation into the collapse of the UnitingCare Partnership contract in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

In December 2015 a five year contract, worth around £800 million between UnitingCare Partnership and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough clinical commissioning group collapsed after only 8 months because it ran into financial difficulties. NAO examined the design, procurement and operation of the contract and the events that led to its termination.

Sector(s): Health and social care

Performance Improvement area(s): Commissioning, Investigations

Published:
14 Jul 2016

Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre

It is important that the services for vulnerable people at the Yarls Wood Immigration Removal Centre are delivered ‘right first time’ and this did not happen here. Steps are now being taken to address the problems but 35% of the recommendations from Her Majesty’s Inspector of Prisons’ 2015 inspection have not yet been implemented.

Sector(s): Borders and immigration, Health and social care

Published:
7 Jul 2016