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First Report - The New Hospital Programme

Public Accounts Committee HC 77 Published 17 November 2023

Report Status

Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations

42 items (1 rec)

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Government Response

AI assessment · 42 of 42 classified

Accepted 25

Accepted in Part 1

Acknowledged 7

Deferred 3

Not Addressed 1

Rejected 5

Government response

Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the First report from Session 2023-24 · published 8 Mar 2024

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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item

39 Conclusion Accepted in Part

DHSC's future plans contradict reducing consultant reliance, projecting £842 million spend by 2031.

Conclusion

However, DHSC’s actual plans seem to contradict this, indicating an ongoing reliance on external delivery partners to provide professional and technical skills and for specific assignments. It estimates that it will spend £842 million on consultancy services between 2023–24 and … Read more

Government Response Summary

The government acknowledges the need for external expertise and the ongoing role of a programme delivery partner, but states it is actively recruiting for internal roles with a view that some external resources may eventually be replaced by directly employed staff as the programme matures, partially addressing the committee's concern about ongoing reliance.

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