Thirty-Eighth Report - Managing NHS backlogs and waiting times in England

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 729 1 March 2023
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 24 items (8 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 24 of 24 classified)
Accepted 8
Acknowledged 13
Not Addressed 1
Rejected 2
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Thirty eighth report from Session 2022-23 · published 30 May 2023
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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22 Conclusion Rejected
This report is the Committee’s second on NHS backlogs, the first being published in March...
Conclusion
This report is the Committee’s second on NHS backlogs, the first being published in March 2022. We stated then that “the NHS will be less able to deal with backlogs if it does not address longstanding workforce issues”.44 For this … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government disagrees with the Committee’s recommendation, but states all aspects of NHS performance, and their impact for delivery, are kept under continued review by the department and NHS England.
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23 Conclusion Rejected
We asked the Department if it agreed that it was more sustainable to train more...
Conclusion
We asked the Department if it agreed that it was more sustainable to train more doctors, nurses and other health professionals domestically, rather than be over-reliant on international recruitment. It told us that this question would be part of the … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government disagrees with the Committee’s recommendation, but states all aspects of NHS performance, and their impact for delivery, are kept under continued review by the department and NHS England.
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