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National Audit Office (NAO) Report on the provision of out-of-hours care in England

  • Document type:
    Letter
  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    4 May 2006
  • Primary audience:
    Professionals
  • Publication format:
    Electronic only
  • Gateway reference:
    6426
  • Pages:
    2
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

This letter gives details of a National Audit Office report on the impact of changes to out-of-hours services since the new arrangements came into effect. One of the headline findings of the report is the significant scope to reduce costs and this letter encourages primary care trusts to take this forward.

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