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NewsDH in row with NAO over value for money of social enterprises
A report claiming that social enterprises run by staff might not deliver better services or produce financial savings, has sparked a row between the Department of Health and the National Audit Office.
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Auditors to query use of foundations’ resources
A number of foundation trusts are likely to face “qualifications”, querying the accuracy of their 2010-11 accounts, because of questions over their use of resources, auditors have warned.
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NAO find targets led to a 'skewed' approach
Ambulances were dispatched unnecessarily on more than two million occasions in a year because of a “skewed” approach to performance management caused by response time targets.
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NHS waste costing millions of pounds annually
The NHS can save millions of pounds a year on the products it buys by making a concerted effort to tackle waste, MPs have said.
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NPfIT 'should be scrapped' after NAO verdict
Ministers are facing calls to scrap both the National Programme for IT and the agency responsible for managing it, after a damning report concluded that the scheme will not deliver its primary aim or represent value for money.
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Increase PFI plan values, managers told
NHS organisations should press for better value for money from existing private finance initiatives and find new ways of funding projects, according to a report by the National Audit Office.
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NHS missing out on high-cost equipment savings
The NHS is missing the chance to save money on expensive equipment by failing to collaborate on purchasing and maintenance, a National Audit Office investigation has found.
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Steps to improve mental health productivity can ease the pressure on budgets
The productivity challenge facing the whole NHS may well hit hardest those services traditionally most vulnerable to funding cuts - but there is scope to cope, says King’s Fund senior researcher Chris Naylor .
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Procurement inefficiencies costing £500m, report finds
Providers could save £500m by standardising orders of products like paper and gloves and sharing the savings made by purchasing in bulk across a group of trusts, according to a National Audit Office report.
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Hospital productivity has fallen over last decade
Hospital productivity has fallen by an average of 1.4 per cent a year since the publication of the NHS Plan ten years ago, the National Audit Office has said.
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Trusts failing to review dementia readmissions
Trust boards are failing to review data on readmissions for patients with dementia, a major clinical audit has found.
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Pension changes to cost workers £67bn - NAO
Changes to public service pension schemes introduced in 2007-08 will cost NHS staff, teachers and civil servants a total of £67bn over the next 50 years, according to a National Audit Office (NAO) report.
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NHS cancer spending queried by National Audit Office
Huge variability in regional cancer spending suggests worrying inefficiency, the National Audit Office has warned.
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MP calls for NAO investigation into 'misguided' halting of reconfiguration plans
An MP has asked the National Audit Office to investigate health secretary Andrew Lansley’s decision to order a review of a reconfiguration consultation.
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Audit Commission to be abolished
The Audit Commission will be abolished from 2012, the Department of Communities and Local Government has confirmed.
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DH policies score poorly in national audit scrutiny
A number of Department of Health policies may have been implemented without adequate assessment of their need or likely impact, the government’s spending watchdog has found.
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Health inequalities spearheads wavered on targets
Effective action on reducing health inequalities did not begin until nine years after the election of the Labour government, according to the National Audit Office.
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PFI hospitals 'may have to cut services'
NHS trusts that have hospital building contracts with private firms may be forced to cut services, a report has said.
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Report highlights trauma care variations
Up to 600 victims of stabbing, shooting and road accidents die each year due to “unacceptable” variations in how NHS hospitals manage trauma cases, according to an official report.
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Stroke action falls short of CQC standards
Many stroke patients are still not spending enough of their hospital stay on a specialist stroke unit or having a brain scan within 24 hours, a National Audit Office report has revealed.
