In May 2018 the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care informed Parliament on an IT failure in the NHS breast screening programme that led to an estimated 450,000 women not receiving their final breast screening appointment. The Comptroller and Auditor General is undertaking an investigation into four adult screening programmes: abdominal aortic aneurysm … Read more
The NHS Constitution sets out the maximum time patients should wait for elective and cancer services, which the Department of Health and Social Care incorporates into the waiting times standards it expects the NHS to meet. Performance against waiting times standards has been deteriorating as demand for services has grown. The standard for elective care … Read more
This report examines whether the government is likely to meet its ambitions for 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.
Local public bodies (local authorities, including police and crime commissioners and fire and rescue authorities, and local NHS bodies such as Clinical Commissioning Groups, NHS trusts and Foundation Trusts) are finding it increasingly difficult to balance the delivery of good quality services and maintaining a sound financial position. The NAO’s recent reports on Financial sustainability … Read more
This study is part of the National Audit Office’s programme of work on services for children, and will focus on whether the Department for Education supports pupils with special educational needs and disabilities effectively. The study will cover all school-aged children needing support for special educational needs and disabilities, both those with an education, health … Read more
In January 2018, our report on sustainability and transformation in the NHS concluded that extra funding it received in 2016-17 was spent on coping with current pressures rather than the transformation required to put the health system on a sustainable footing. We also reported that trusts were still a long way from being able to … Read more
This overview updates our report ‘Adult social care in England: an overview (2014)’, highlighting key trends, developments and system pressures.
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.
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.