Initial lessons from the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 30 Apr 2021 Closed: 16 Nov 2021 Parliament page
By the end of March 2021, the NAO will have published 17 reports on the government’s response to COVID-19, and the Committee has conducted inquiries on almost all of them. Continuing on from our session on the NAO’s Covid cost tracker, the Committee will examine the key themes that have … Read more
21 Recommendations
6 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
7 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 10 events
23 Nov
2021
Correspondence
16 Nov
2021
Correspondence
16 Nov
2021
Correspondence
16 Nov
2021
Correspondence
16 Nov
2021
Correspondence
8 Nov
2021
Report published
25 Jul
2021
Report published
2 Jul
2021
Correspondence
30 Jun
2021
Correspondence
10 Jun
2021
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
10 Jun 2021
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Initial lessons from the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Alex Chisholm · Cabinet Office James Bowler CB · HM Treasury Simon Case · Cabinet Office Sir Chris Wormald · Department of Health and Social Care Sir Tom Scholar · HM Treasury
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Thirteenth Report - Initial lessons from the government’s respon… HC 175 25 Jul 2021 27 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
8 Conclusion Acknowledged
Thirteenth Report - Initial lesson…
We have repeatedly highlighted the longstanding funding and workforce challenges facing the health and social...
We have repeatedly highlighted the longstanding funding and workforce challenges facing the health and social care sectors. In 2018 we examined the adult social care workforce in England and reported that levels of unmet social care need were high and … Read more
Government Response
The government, in response to broader workforce concerns, details that the Department of Health and Social Care has commissioned Health Education England to undertake 'Framework 15' for a long-term workforce plan, aiming for publication by Spring 2022, and commits to providing updates to the Committee.
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Government Response AI assessment · 24 of 21 classified
Accepted 21
Acknowledged 1
Not Addressed 2
Total 21 recs + 6 conclusions
Correspondence 7 letters
23 Nov 2021 Correspondence Catherine Little, Director General, Public Spending Head of Government Finance Function, re The Boardman Review, dated 15 November 2021
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16 Nov 2021 Correspondence from Joanna Davinson, Executive Director, Central Digital and Data Office and Jennifer Rowland, Deputy Director, Efficiency and Cabinet Office HM Treasury, re in relation to recommendation 2 of the Thirteenth Report of the 2021-22 Session of the Public Accounts Committee, on ‘Initial Lessons from the Government’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, dated 4 November 2021
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16 Nov 2021 Correspondence from Sir Chris Wormald KCB, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health and Social Care, re an update on the Thirteenth Report of Session 2021-22, Initial Lessons, dated 2 November 2021
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16 Nov 2021 Correspondence from Simon Baugh, Chief Executive, Government Communication, re in relation to recommendation 4 of the Thirteenth Report of the 2021-22 Session of the Public Accounts Committee, on ‘Initial Lessons from the Government’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic’, dated 29 October 2021
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16 Nov 2021 Correspondence from Joanna Davinson, Executive Director, Central Digital and Data Office, re in relation to recommendation 2 of the Thirteenth Report of the 2021-22 Session of the Public Accounts Committee, on ‘Initial Lessons from the Government’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 28 October 2021
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2 Jul 2021 Correspondence from the Cabinet Office, dated 24 June 2021 regarding the publication of Government contracts
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30 Jun 2021 Correspondence from Sir Chris Wormald KCB, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health and Social Care, re PAC hearing – Initial lessons learnt, dated 22 June 2021
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