HC 432 - Follow-up to PHSO Report: Dying without dignity

by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

2015 · The Stationery Office

Failings in the care provided to people as they approach the end of their life can result in needless pain and suffering. In Dying without dignity, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (http://www.ombudsman.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/32167/Dying_without_dignity_report.pdf) identified systemic issues affecting the quality and delivery of end of life care and used case studies to show how patients - and those close to them -had been affected by poor care. We welcome the report, which concluded that the NHS needed to improve in a number of areas and recommended that the report's findings be used to inform a new approach to end of life care. Witnesses told us that they were aware of the issues raised in the report and that the focus must now be on implementing change. We agree. We want good quality, timely and compassionate care to be available to all those who need it at the end of their life. In this Report, we outline the key areas in which we expect to see significant and fast-paced improvements. These are: (i) culture, behaviour and training; (ii) the provision of integrated, 24/7 palliative and End of Life Care (EOLC) services; and (iii) leadership and commissioning.

HC 886 - Investigating Clinical Incidents in the NHS

by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Public Administration Select Committee

2015 · The Stationery Office

PASC is inquiring into how incidents of clinical failure in the NHS are investigated - and how subsequent complaints are handled. The Committee is considering ways that untoward clinical incidents could be investigated immediately at a local level, so that facts and evidence are established early, without the need to find blame, and regardless of whether a complaint has been raised. It is hoped that this work will reduce the need for complaints to go to the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman (PHSO), whose main role relates to administrative and service failures in the NHS in England.

HC 1152 - Our Work in the 2010-2015 Parliament

by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Public Administration Select Committee

2015 · The Stationery Office

As one of a small number of cross-government select committees, this Committee has gained a perspective on the state of Whitehall and its agencies which is not available to departmental select committees. Throughout the past five years, the recurring theme of their findings and recommendations reflects the importance of effective leadership in creating effective organisations. It is the positive or negative attitudes and behaviour in the people and the culture of an organisation which determines success or failure. Structures, processes and systems are important too, but preoccupation with these so often becomes a distraction from the real problems, which are about why people do not share information for the common good, collaborate effectively and trust one another. PASC took control of the process of selection of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) away from the Government altogether, so that for the first time Parliament has appointed its Ombudsman. They have also held many pre-appointment hearings for the Chairs of public bodies and were the first Select Committee to refuse to accept a government nomination for the chair of a public body. The Government was forced to re-run the selection for the post of Chair of the UK Statistics Authority under a new selection panel, and to propose a different candidate. They also hold hearings on PHSO's thematic reports, to interrogate and hold to account those who must respond to its recommendations. PASC has worked together effectively as a team despite political differences and the often controversial issues tackled

Ministry of Justice financial management

by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts

2012 · The Stationery Office

The Ministry has improved its financial management since the Committee's last report in January 2011 (HC 574, ISBN 9780215556042). Many of the Ministry's processes have improved, including modelling and forecasting, but the Ministry has not achieved significant improvements in the delivery of key financial outcomes and therefore has much still to do. The most serious issue is the Ministry's inability to report its financial affairs on a timely and accurate basis. The Ministry's own resource accounts for 2010-11 were delivered late and there were significant problems with the accounts produced by two of its major arm's length bodies, the Legal Services Commission and HM Courts Service's Trust Statement. The Ministry faces significant accounting challenges for the 2011-12 financial year, due to the required earlier publication of the accounts. The Ministry needs to break the cycle of continuing failure to produce accurate and timely accounts. It also faces considerable challenges in meeting its tough spending review commitments, but without a full understanding of its costs, the Ministry risks unnecessarily cutting frontline services, which are critical to the poorest in the community, rather than ensuring savings are achieved through genuine efficiencies. Maximising the income it obtains will help the Ministry and fine collection is improving, but it is being outpaced by the growth in fines outstanding. Excellent financial management is critical to the Ministry's future success as it seeks to achieve significant efficiency gains while coping with workload pressures, such as increases in the prison population, that are largely outside its control.

The human rights of older people in healthcare

by Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on Human Rights

2007 · The Stationery Office

Looks at how the principles of human rights can be applied to older people in hospitals and care homes to ensure they are treated with greater dignity and respect. This report covers the leadership of the Department of Health; the implementation of the Human Rights Act by service providers.

Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill

by Bernan, Great Britain. Parliament. Joint Committee on the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill

2008 · The Stationery Office

The draft Bill and White Paper were included in Cm. 7342-I,II,III (ISBN 9780101734226) which follows the Green paper issued in July 2007, Cm. 7170 (ISBN 9780101717021) and various other Governance of Britain papers