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Third Report - Revising health assessments for disability benefits
Public Accounts Committee
HC 79
Published 29 November 2023
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Third report from Session 2023-24 · published 8 Mar 2024
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
Committee scrutinises Health Transformation Programme evidence from DWP and external stakeholders.
Conclusion
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Department for Work & Pensions (the Department) about the Health Transformation Programme (the Programme).1 We also received and considered written evidence from organisations …
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Government Response Summary
The government notes the Committee’s conclusion regarding its evidence-gathering process for the Health Transformation Programme.
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Recommendation
Acknowledged
Health Transformation Areas are testing radical changes in health assessment service delivery.
Recommendation
The Department plans to complete the Programme by 2029 with the launch of a new health assessment service. This will require the Department to develop both a new digital system and an operational service to process claims, which both need …
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Government Response Summary
The government agrees with the recommendation, stating that FAS contracts contain levers to enable supplier involvement, including test and learn activity and expansion of the new Health Assessment Service (HAS), with suppliers incentivized through partnership and gainshare. It will develop a future health commercial strategy from 2024 to replace services in 2029.
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