Value for money strategy
Lack of a clear, published strategy and framework for Value for Money (VfM) in government departments.
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1 source
6 inquiries
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RHI-31 - Value for Money Priority
Any imperative to spend a budget within a given timeframe should not be allowed to take precedence over how that budget is used and the longer term benefits and overall value of such expenditure. Ministers, Special Advisers and the Northern Ireland Civil Service all share responsibility for ensuring best practice in the use of taxpayers' money.
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73match
RHI-20 - Flexible Expenditure Rules
Public expenditure rules should be sufficiently flexible so that false economies can be avoided. In order to deliver a policy objective, Departments should not be required to choose a more expensive option in overall terms because they cannot use the available funding in a flexible cost-effective way. The Department of Finance should engage with HMT to determine how...
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RHI-5 - Ministerial Training and Support
One role of Ministers in a democratic system is to decide on policies and they can only do so effectively if they are prepared, in appropriate cases, to question and challenge material put to them in submissions and regulatory impact assessments. Ministers should be given training on their role in relation to policy, legislation and on the working...
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RHI-29 - Departmental Finance Functions
The finance function within a Department should exert the necessary authority and capability to fulfil the requirements of 'Managing Public Money Northern Ireland', namely to retain a firm grasp of the organisation's financial position and performance. The Inquiry recommends that the Department of Finance take action to review and, if necessary, strengthen the leadership of and support for...
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Inquiry recommendation
48match
RHI-30 - Budget Holder Financial Training
Civil servants who are responsible for holding and monitoring a budget should have to demonstrate core requirements in financial literacy and an understanding of how public spending operates, including what is expected of them according to the core guidance contained in 'Managing Public Money Northern Ireland'. The Inquiry recommends that the financial training requirements for budget holders be...
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56 - Cheaper data recorders for retrospective fitment
Consideration should be given to developing a cheaper form of data recorder for retrospective fitment where this will allow earlier fitting (para 14.24).
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RHI-39 - Ministerial Familiarity with Legislation
Any Minister presenting the Assembly with legislation for approval should sufficiently read and familiarise themselves with that legislation and ensure an adequate evidence base is publicly available to demonstrate that the benefits justify any attendant costs.
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65 - Manage and fund ATP development through a System Authority
Development of ATP should be managed and funded in future through a System Authority having broad industry representation and support (para 15.13).
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64 - Rigorous programming and funding of future research and development
Future R&D must be the subject of rigorous programming, cost-projections and funding arrangements, including reliable contingencies. R&D funding must be on a cross-industry basis, irrespective of whether individual TOCs decide to fit new technology (para 16.22).
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FP81 - Recommendation 81
Requirements for research and development should be identified and collated and an appropriate scheme of research and development prepared by SPSA. Appropriate arrangements and funding (when available) should then be provided to enable research and development to take place on a UK basis and where appropriate through co-operation on an international basis.
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14 - Recommendation Fourteen
The Inquiry Panel recommends that consideration be given to reviewing the manner of funding in which neuropathology services are currently provided in Northern Ireland.
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CR3 - Regular assessment of assets and resources
There should be regular assessments by HM Coastguard of the adequacy of the available assets and human resources to respond to both current and reasonably foreseeable levels of small boat activity. Where the forecast level of resourcing need cannot be delivered within budget, the position must be escalated rapidly to the Department for Transport.
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BRIS-44 - Examine Distinction Awards for consultants to incentivise quality care and extend to juniors
The system of Distinction Awards for hospital consultants should be examined to determine whether it could be used to provide greater incentives than exist at present for providing good quality of care to patients. The possibility of its extension to include junior hospital doctors should be explored.
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BRIS-37 - Urgently review compensation system for medical harm, replacing clinical negligence
There should be an urgent review of the system for providing compensation to those who suffer harm arising out of medical care. The review should be concerned with the introduction of an administrative system for responding promptly to patients’ needs in place of the current system of clinical negligence and should take account of other administrative systems for...
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BRIS-32 - Promote collaboration among patient advocacy services for seamless information and support
So as to provide for patients an effective, efficient and seamless information and advocacy service, consideration should be given to how the various patient advocacy and liaison services in a given geographical area could most effectively collaborate, including in relation to the provision of information for patients and the public.
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BRIS-30 - Implement and securely fund Patient Advocacy and Liaison Services in all NHS trusts
We endorse the initiative in ‘The NHS Plan’ to establish a Patient Advocacy and Liaison Service in every NHS trust and primary care trust. The establishment of this service should be implemented in full as quickly as possible. Once established, patient advocacy and liaison services must be given secure funding to enable them to provide an effective service...
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BRIS-22 - Fund voluntary organisations meeting NHS standards for patient and carer support
Voluntary organisations which provide care and support to patients and carers in the NHS (such as through telephone helplines, the provision of information and the organisation of self-help groups) play a very important role. Groups which meet the appropriate standards as laid down by the NHS should receive appropriate funding from the state for the contribution they make...
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