A large proportion of the Departmental Group expenditure flows through from NHS commissioning bodies into NHS England and NHS providers into the Consolidated Provider Accounts, both of which are prepared by NHS England. Given their impact on the timeliness of the Department’s accounts, we asked the Department and NHS England what they were doing to ensure a more timely audit of NHS commissioners and NHS providers. The Department explained that the issues faced last year were in part because m...

A large proportion of the Departmental Group expenditure flows through from NHS commissioning bodies into NHS England and NHS providers into the Consolidated Provider Accounts, both of which are prepared by NHS England. Given their impact on the timeliness of the Department’s accounts, we asked the Department and NHS England what they were doing to ensure a more timely audit of NHS commissioners and NHS providers. The Department explained that the issues faced last year were in part because more audits needed to be completed owing to the in-year establishment of Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), combined with particular issues with a small numbe Type: conclusion | Number: 17 | Response status: accepted Government response: 2.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: Summer 2027 2.2 The Department of Health and Social Care (the department) is implementing a multi-year plan which aims to bring forward the publication of its Annual Report and