Audit Commission

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27 August 2009

Audit Commission warns on poor records

The Audit Commission has called on organisations at all levels of the NHS to improve the standard of record keeping
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16 April 2009

Audit Commission criticises data quality

A report published by the Audit Commission has concluded that data quality is still “often not what it needs to
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6 January 2009

Procurement blocks innovation: report

The Policy Exchange has attacked the government for not doing enough to drive innovation in the NHS and called for
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30 October 2008

Auditors warn of NPfIT risk to southern SHAs

District auditors have warned NHS strategic health authorities in the south of England that the termination of Fujitsu's contract as
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2 September 2008

One in ten hospital episodes miscoded

Almost one in ten hospital episodes is incorrectly coded, according to an analysis carried out by the Audit Commission. The
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15 February 2008

PbR held back by NHS data failures

A new report into the progress of Payment by Results (PbR) has concluded that problems with the quality and timeliness of
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29 November 2007

NHS Direct on a mission to explain

Matt Tee has been CEO of NHS Direct for the past four months, he told us of his plans for
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26 November 2007

Problems with SUS hamper commissioning

The Department of Health must resolve problems with the Secondary Uses Service if practice-based commissioning (PBC) is to succeed, according
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17 July 2007

Slow progress on Choose and Book

Uptake of Choose and Book has made slow progress since the beginning of this year, according to latest figures from
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22 June 2007

BMA calls for inquiry into NHS Direct referrals

The British Medical Association has called for an inquiry into the NHS’s information and advice service, NHS Direct, claiming it
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