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Making the most of frontline staff in the NHS
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25 June 2010
Maximising resources in adult mental health
Document
23 June 2010
Healthy balance - A review of public health performance and spending
National study
11 March 2010
Improving medium-term financial planning - A practical guide for primary care trusts
National study
19 March 2008
A prescription for partnership - Engaging clinicians in financial management
National study
3 December 2007

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Financial management

The national studies in this section are concerning financial management issues.
 
 
medical staff
Making the most of frontline staff in the NHS
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.
Maximising resources in adult mental health
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.
A review of collaborative procurement across the public sector
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 ...
Healthy balance
A review of public health performance and spending
11 March 2010
This briefing estimates that £21 billion of NHS funds has been allocated in 2009/10 on the basis of health inequalities. Despite the health of the nation improving overall, health inequalities has ...
Giving children a healthy start
Giving children a healthy start
A review of health improvements in children from birth to five years
3 February 2010
Children have a right to enjoy the best possible health, but there are significant differences in their experiences. Evidence clearly demonstrates that improving early years’ health contributes ...
More for less
Are productivity and efficiency improving in the NHS?
12 November 2009
This analytical briefing looks at how NHS money has been spent, whether primary care trusts have been successful in keeping more patients out of hospital, and whether hospitals have become more ...
Elderly couple and care worker
Means to an end
Joint financing across health and social care
29 October 2009
This report reviews the joint financing and integrated care arrangements between NHS bodies and councils with adult social care responsibilities.
Stethescope on a graph
Auditors' Local Evaluation and Use of Resources 2008/09
Summary results for NHS trusts and primary care trusts
1 October 2009
Each year, the Audit Commission assesses how well NHS trusts and primary care trusts (PCTs) manage their resources and deliver value for money.
Protecting the public purse
Local government fighting fraud
15 September 2009
This report considers the key fraud risks and pressures facing councils and related bodies and identifies good practice in fighting fraud.
Taking it on trust
A review of how boards of NHS trusts and foundation trusts get their assurance
29 April 2009
The report reviews the rigour with which boards of NHS trusts and foundation trusts operate the governance structures and processes to assure themselves that their organisation is operating ...
Financial management reports