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NewsNHS 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.
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Information Centre may sell Dr Foster Intelligence share
The NHS Information Centre is considering selling its £12m share in its controversial joint venture with Dr Foster.
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STI drive 'a waste of money' - NAO
The government’s chlamydia screening programme has wasted millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money and six years of work, the National Audit Office has said.
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NHS management consultancy spend to be revealed
The amount of money spent by the NHS on external management consultancy will be published next summer after the Department of Health gave in to pressure from MPs.
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'No evidence of increase in autism rates'
At least one in every 100 adults has a form of autism but rates of the condition are not on the rise, NHS research has revealed.
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Michael White on NHS consultancy costs
Spare a thought for our ex-junior health minister, Ivan Lewis.
