All National Audit Office (NAO) articles – Page 8
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy trust procurement needs price comparison to be efficient
Barriers to comparative price information in the NHS make good judgement on procurement difficult for purchasers. The benefits outlined in a recent Foundation Trust Network pilot shows why this information needs to be easier to obtain, says Sue Slipman.
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NewsLansley orders Care Quality Commission investigation
Andrew Lansley has ordered a review into the Care Quality Commission’s handling of criticism of its management.
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NewsDebt deferral measures to support would-be foundation trusts
The Department of Health has indicated that the vast majority of trusts needing financial support to achieve foundation trust status will receive it through the deferral of their loan repayments.
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Comment'A new procurement model could fall foul of inertia'
Despite talk of opening up NHS procurement, the same old system looks unlikely to be phased out just yet, writes Noel Plumridge.
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HSJ KnowledgePFI spy: how to make the most of private finance initiatives
The situation for trusts paying for PFI projects is not all doom and gloom. There are still ways to find savings, says Vincent King.
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News
Exclusive: trusts demand £350m to get through FT pipeline
Hospital trusts have asked for over £300m in loans by April 2012 to remain within the foundation trust pipeline, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsAudits of clinical outcomes to cover new areas
Plans to extend the monitoring of the results of healthcare in the NHS have been set out by health secretary Andrew Lansley.
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NewsThirty trusts set to miss aspirational target for FT status
Nearly 30 trusts are unlikely to hit the government’s intended date for them to become foundation trusts, the National Audit Office has warned.
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NewsNicholson: trusts' procurement costs will have to be 'explained'
NHS trusts that spend more on goods and services than their peers will have to “grow up” and justify why they are doing so, under a scheme announced last week by Sir David Nicholson.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to utilise a clinical audit to achieve 'equity and excellence' in healthcare
To measure quality performance within the NHS has been and still is a challenging task. New approaches to measuring and reporting need to inform the service’s overall approach if it is to use reporting to properly achieve excellence in healthcare, argues Seraphim Patel.
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NewsLansley identifies 20 'unsustainable' trusts
The government has identified 20 trusts whose “clinical and financial stability is at risk” because of “cash-flow shortages” and legacy debt.
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CommentHow public and private sector partnerships could stimulate efficiency improvements
The slow uptake of technology is restricting much needed improvements in quality and efficiency. Creating partnerships between NHS organisations and private companies could speed things up, reports NHS graduate management trainee Maxine Miles.
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HSJ Local
NAO to investigate St Helens and Knowsley FT bid
STRUCTURE: The trust is one of two in the North West to be visited by the National Audit Office for its research on the challenges to achieving foundation trust status, according to a report to the region’s strategic health authority.
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HSJ Local
NAO to probe Pennine Acute FT bid
STRUCTURE: The trust is one of two in the North West to be visited by the National Audit Office for its research on the challenges to achieving foundation trust status, according to a report to the region’s strategic health authority.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy the National Audit Office is wrong about the future for social enterprises
A National Audit Office report on the programme intended to encourage health organisation staff to form social enterprises has found no evidence of its value for money. But, argue Cobbetts LLP colleagues Kevin Jacquiss and Ross Griffiths, this disregards the achievements the programme could deliver - given enough time.
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NewsGPs pocketing millions in buildings payments, investigation finds
Doctors are receiving six-figure windfalls in surgery rent and sale payments, an investigation has found.
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HSJ KnowledgeSimple steps in reducing wastage can have serious savings for NHS budgets
The big question in the health service is, where can the NHS make savings without compromising patient care? GS1 UK health sector manager Roger Lamb highlights examples where simple technology is reducing drug and stock wastage
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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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NewsAuditors 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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NewsNAO 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.