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  1. Managing the supply of NHS clinical staff in England

    Report Value for money

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    There are shortcomings in how the supply of NHS clinical staff in England is managed, in terms of both planning the future workforce and meeting the current demand for staff.

  2. Use of consultants and temporary staff

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    Annual spending on consultants and temporary staff has reduced by £1.5 billion since 2010 when strict spending controls were introduced. However, annual spend is now increasing once more and is between £400 million and £600 million higher than in 2011-12.

  3. Use of consultants and temporary staff

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    Annual spending on consultants and temporary staff has reduced by £1.5 billion since 2010 when strict spending controls were introduced. However, annual spend is now increasing once more and is between £400 million and £600 million higher than in 2011-12.

  4. Stocktake of access to general practice in England

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    Patient satisfaction with access to general practice remains high but is declining. Better data is needed so that decisions about general practice are well-informed.

  5. Strategic financial management in the Ministry of Defence

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    The Ministry of Defence’s strategy for improving its financial management has put its finances on a sounder footing and is delivering results, but there are still considerable challenges ahead, including delivering the savings already removed from budget allocations.

  6. Equality, diversity, and inclusion in the civil service

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    The civil service must build on the progress it has made in managing equality, diversity and inclusion and place greater emphasis on departments’ valuing and maximizing the contribution of every member of their staff. This is more likely to deliver the business benefits than solely a focus on levels of representation of groups with ‘protected characteristics’.

  7. NAO Diversity Annual Report 2014-15

    Corporate information

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    This report summarises our progress over the third year of the 2012-2015 strategy. As part of our commitment to the Public Sector Equality Duty we also publish equality data in our separate ‘Equality Information’ report.

  8. Central government staff costs

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    Staff numbers and costs have reduced significantly in the last five years. Not enough planning, however, has gone into making sure that the reductions are sustainable.

  9. Diversity and inclusion strategy 2015-2018

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    This strategy sets out how the NAO will achieve a more diverse and inclusive workforce and ensure that our work helps improve diversity and inclusion across the public sector, and reports on our diversity progress so far.

  10. Managing the Official Development Assistance target

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    The Department for International Development met, for the calendar year 2013, the government target to spend 0.7% of the UK’s annual gross national income on overseas aid.

  11. Briefing to support the International Development Committee’s inquiry into the Department for International Development’s Annual Report and Accounts 2012‑13

    Briefing

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    This briefing complements the Departmental Overview prepared for the Department for International Development and covers specific topics of particular interest to the International Development Committee, including trends in DFID’s expenditure and total UK Official Development Assistance; and the Department’s progress in managing the delivery of the government’s target to spend 0.7 per cent of gross national income on UK Official Development Assistance in 2013.

  12. The Border Force: securing the border

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    The Border Force has successfully implemented full passenger checks and cut queuing times but at the cost of maintaining other aspects of border security.

  13. Complaints policy

    What to do if you want to complain about the work of the National Audit Office. We value your comments and feedback. The NAO aims to carry out its work to the highest professional standards and to deliver an efficient and effective public audit service which represents best value for money. We are committed to continual improvement.

  15. NAO Diversity Annual Report 2011-12

    Corporate information

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    An ambitious diversity programme that helps attract the best talent and encourages all staff to contribute fully is essential if we are to deliver our challenging corporate strategy.

  16. The East of England Development Agency financial statements 2011-12

    Report Financial audit

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    The Comptroller and Auditor General has qualified his audit opinion on the 2011-12 financial statements of the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) because of irregular ex-gratia payments, totalling £51,000, made by the Agency to its staff.

  17. Managing early departures in central government

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    Departments have acted quickly to reduce staff numbers and this should bring significant savings. To sustain these savings, and deliver long-term value for money improvements, staff numbers must stay at these reduced levels and departments must develop new ways of working.

  19. Managing high value capital equipment in the NHS in England

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    Value for money is not being achieved across all trusts in the planning, procurement and use of high value equipment. There are significant variations across England in levels of activity and a lack of comparable information about performance and cost of machine use.