Investigation into the rescue of Carillion’s PFI hospital contracts
Carillion going into liquidation left two new hospitals unfinished. The projects will now be completed with public finance.
Sector: Health and social care
Investigation into the rescue of Carillion’s PFI hospital contracts
Carillion going into liquidation left two new hospitals unfinished. The projects will now be completed with public finance.
Published:
17 Jan 2020
17 Jan 2020
Early 2020
NHS financial management and sustainability
Our last report on the financial sustainability of the NHS, published in January 2019, concluded that the growth in the number of patients on waiting lists, the worsening length of waiting times, and the existence of substantial deficits in some parts of the system, even when offset by surpluses elsewhere, do not add up to … Read more
Investigation into pre-school vaccinations
This investigation sets out the system for providing vaccinations to pre-school children in England and the levels of uptake.
Investigation into pre-school vaccinations
This investigation sets out the system for providing vaccinations to pre-school children in England and the levels of uptake.
Published:
25 Oct 2019
25 Oct 2019
Departmental Overview: Department of Health and Social Care 2019
The NAO is publishing a suite of Departmental Overviews, one for each government department and a selection of cross-government issues, to assist House of Commons Select Committees and Members of Parliament.
Published:
17 Oct 2019
17 Oct 2019
Exiting the EU: supplying the health and social care sectors
We record government’s progress in ensuring health and social care supplies should the UK leave the EU without a deal.
Exiting the EU: supplying the health and social care sectors
We record government’s progress in ensuring health and social care supplies should the UK leave the EU without a deal.
Published:
27 Sep 2019
27 Sep 2019
Spring 2020
NHS nursing workforce
Getting the right NHS workforce in place is essential to deliver safe, high quality services as well as future service commitments as set out in the NHS Long Term Plan. Nurses constitute the largest NHS clinical staff group, but have also been subject to the largest shortfalls. The study will examine how the NHS ensures that … Read more
Early 2020
Review of capital expenditure in the NHS
The National Audit Office is undertaking a review of capital expenditure in the NHS. This follows on from our January 2019 report on NHS Financial Sustainability, which described issues with capital funding and planning, or how the NHS spends money on buying or improving assets such as facilities and technologies. This review will build on … Read more