At the time of our evidence session, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) had yet to publish its 2021–22 Annual Report and Accounts. UHL’s auditor was not able to obtain sufficient, appropriate evidence upon which to form an opinion for 2019–20, and issued an adverse audit opinion for 2020–21, due to system and control weaknesses resulting in material misstatements.65 We asked the Department what oversight it had of other hospitals which may be having similar issues to UHL. The D...

At the time of our evidence session, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) had yet to publish its 2021–22 Annual Report and Accounts. UHL’s auditor was not able to obtain sufficient, appropriate evidence upon which to form an opinion for 2019–20, and issued an adverse audit opinion for 2020–21, due to system and control weaknesses resulting in material misstatements.65 We asked the Department what oversight it had of other hospitals which may be having similar issues to UHL. The Department advised us that the NHS has a financial oversight framework that looks at financial and performance measures. The Department also advised that Type: conclusion | Number: 33 | Response status: accepted Government response: 6.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: December 2023 6.2 As the Committee is aware, the department has undertaken a financial reset programme. This programme established robust financial controls and governance across