The National Audit Office found that arrangements for ensuring trusts’ technology spending was consistent with the national strategy were still being developed.29 We asked NHSX what levers it had to influence trusts’ digital investments, and whether there were any circumstances where it would intervene in local systems if they were out of step with national strategies. NHSX told us that it wanted to implement “more nimble” spending controls, covering much more of trusts’ technology spending t...

The National Audit Office found that arrangements for ensuring trusts’ technology spending was consistent with the national strategy were still being developed.29 We asked NHSX what levers it had to influence trusts’ digital investments, and whether there were any circumstances where it would intervene in local systems if they were out of step with national strategies. NHSX told us that it wanted to implement “more nimble” spending controls, covering much more of trusts’ technology spending than the current business case approvals process for large projects. It explained that these controls will be used to ensure that the systems purchased by Type: conclusion | Number: 17 | Response status: not_addressed