Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 12
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Department rejects claims of excessive NHS management layers or unclear accountability structures.
Conclusion
The Department acknowledged that there were different sides of its approach to holding the NHS to account. It recognised that if there was a problem arising in a local authority it may fall to the Department to address, whereas problems in local trusts would be the responsibility of NHS England.29 The Department did not accept, however, suggestions that there were too many levels of NHS management, that there was duplication at national level, or that lines of accountability could be clearer and sharper.30
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 14 February 2024. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗