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Tackling the challenges of growing numbers of people with frailty

Autumn 2025

Work in progress

Health and social care

NHS England’s management of elective care transformation programmes

Published on: 24 Mar 2025

Report Value for money

Health and social care

Clinical negligence costs

Autumn 2025

Work in progress

Health and social care

Investigation into how government is addressing antimicrobial resistance

Published on: 26 Feb 2025

Report Value for money

Public health

Department of Health and Social Care Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24

Published on: 17 Dec 2024

Report Financial audit

Health and social care

Progress in preventing cardiovascular disease

Published on: 13 Nov 2024

Report Value for money

Health and social care

Investigation into the UKHSA’s health security campus programme

Published on: 28 Feb 2024

Report Value for money

Health and social care

Female scientist working with chemicals in a lab

Department of Health and Social Care Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23

Published on: 25 Jan 2024

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Health and social care

Reducing the harm from illegal drugs

Published on: 20 Oct 2023

Report Value for money

Health and social care

Man with female clinician at a drug treatment centre
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