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Sixth Report - Department of Health and Social Care 2020–21 Annual Report and Accounts
Public Accounts Committee
HC 253
Published 10 June 2022
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Sixth report from Session 2022-23 · published 2 Sep 2022
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
The procurement of PPE in response to the COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmed existing systems and has...
Recommendation
The procurement of PPE in response to the COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmed existing systems and has exposed weaknesses in the Department’s commercial contracting capability. At the start of the pandemic the Department faced significant challenges in sourcing and procuring PPE in …
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Government Response Summary
The response does not address the recommendation of outlining a 'commercial reset' plan and timeline for scaling up commercial capability, and instead discusses internal performance measures and consultations with the sector.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG), we took...
Conclusion
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG), we took evidence from the Department of Health and Social Care (the Department) on its Annual Report and Accounts for 2020–21.1
Government Response Summary
Acknowledgement of the report.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
Most of the PPE was bought at speed early in the pandemic.
Conclusion
Most of the PPE was bought at speed early in the pandemic. This was at a time when there was a surge in demand in other countries, and at the same time as a temporary decline in global supply as …
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Government Response Summary
Conclusion about PPE procurement.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
The Department said that in addition to holding a much larger stockpile, another alternate strategy...
Conclusion
The Department said that in addition to holding a much larger stockpile, another alternate strategy it could have previously adopted was to buy British and therefore creating a resilient, flexible PPE manufacturing industry in this country, rather than buying from …
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Government Response Summary
The Department said that in addition to holding a much larger stockpile, another alternate strategy it could have previously adopted was to buy British and therefore creating a resilient, flexible PPE manufacturing industry in this country, rather than buying from abroad.
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Conclusion
On 21 February 2022 the Prime Minister outlined the Government’s strategy for living with COVID-19...
Conclusion
On 21 February 2022 the Prime Minister outlined the Government’s strategy for living with COVID-19 including the scaling back of testing, tracing and isolation.54 The Government’s intention is to put an end to the free supply of lateral flow testing …
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Conclusion
At the time of our evidence session, one NHS Trust, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS...
Conclusion
At the time of our evidence session, one NHS Trust, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL), had yet to publish its 2019–20 or 2020–21 Annual Report and Accounts. The C&AG reported last year that as a result of the …
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
We asked the Department what it was doing to assure itself that the situation at...
Conclusion
We asked the Department what it was doing to assure itself that the situation at UHL would be resolved and whether it was an isolated occurrence or indicative of similar issues that may surface elsewhere in the NHS in the …
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Government Response Summary
The government response details NHS England's process for scrutinizing severance cases and contractual payments for NHS and foundation trusts, which is unrelated to the original query about resolving governance issues at UHL and systemic issues within the NHS.
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