Since 2016, management of the portfolio of national programmes to digitally transform the NHS has been overseen by the Department, NHSE&I and NHS Digital. The National Audit Office reported that these governance arrangements were complex. It found that problems included confusion caused by there being multiple stakeholders, funding held in multiple budgets across organisations, and unclear lines of commissioning, funding, delivery and accountability. The NAO concluded that these issues contri...

Since 2016, management of the portfolio of national programmes to digitally transform the NHS has been overseen by the Department, NHSE&I and NHS Digital. The National Audit Office reported that these governance arrangements were complex. It found that problems included confusion caused by there being multiple stakeholders, funding held in multiple budgets across organisations, and unclear lines of commissioning, funding, delivery and accountability. The NAO concluded that these issues contributed to slow delivery and transformation within the NHS. It found that previous attempts to improve these arrangements had been unsuccessful for a varie Type: conclusion | Number: 11 | Response status: not_addressed