Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 31
31
Accepted in Part
NHS England faces challenges in fully recovering identified overpayments from 2022-23.
Conclusion
We asked NHS England whether it was pursuing recovery of the overpaid amounts identified in 2022–23. NHS England told us that it was still seeking to recover more of the overpayments, but that it did not think that it would recover all the money paid. It reported that it needed to ensure it has sound legal grounds to pursue recovery. It explained that there were one or two cases where recovery might not be possible, due to “things said and done in the past”.55 54 Qq 73, 76–78 55 Qq 73–75 20 Department of Health and Social Care2022–23 Annual Report and Accounts
Government Response Summary
The government agrees to pursue recovery of overpaid amounts where legal grounds exist and work is underway, with NHS England retaining oversight of progress, targeting completion by September 2024.
Government Response
Accepted in Part
HM Government
Accepted in Part
6.4 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: September 2024 6.5 Our acceptance of the recommendation relates to cases for which there is a legal basis to recover the amounts overpaid where work is already underway. 6.6 NHS England will retain oversight of the progress made in relation to the recoveries agreed.