2 August 2010
We have produced and submitted two reports to the Department of Health reviewing reference costs: the average cost to the NHS of providing a defined service in a given financial year.
9 July 2010
Since starting the Payments by Results framework programme in 2007, we have identified around £9m of financial errors. We have now published details of the programme for the coming year.
7 July 2010
We reveal how councils need a new approach in getting to grips with the needs of their local teens, in order to make scarce resources work harder for those at greatest risk of long-term unemployment.
25 June 2010
Making better use of doctors and nurses in the NHS has the potential to make significant savings, provided that trusts understand the reasons for existing staffing variations on their wards.
23 June 2010
In the first in a series of new efficiency briefings, we ask what scope there is for improving the efficiency of the acute care pathway in adult mental health, while maximising quality.
21 May 2010
The National Audit Office and the Audit Commission have jointly produced this review. It describes the landscape of collaborative procurement across the public sector, and makes recommendations to support a more coordinated approach to procurement.
10 March 2010
The Codes of Audit Practice (the Codes) define the scope, nature and extent of local audit work. There is a separate code of audit practice for local government and a code of audit practice for the NHS.
5 May 2008
Payment by Results aims to support NHS modernisation by paying hospitals for the work they do, rewarding efficiency and quality.