19 January 2018

Sustainability and Transformation Fund spent on coping with existing pressures

Sustainability and transformation in the NHS
National Audit Office 19 January 2018
  • According to NAO analysis, the Sustainability and Transformation Fund which was intended to help the NHS get on a financially sustainable footing, has instead been spent on coping with existing pressures. 
  • The NAO has made a number of recommendations which includes moving further and faster towards aligning nationwide incentives, regulation and processes, as well as reassessing how best to allocate the sustainability and transformation funding.