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The shake-up of the NHS will put the health service's £20 billion efficiency drive at risk, according to a report.
The public accounts committee said the risks to achieving the £20 billion efficiency savings set out by the previous Labour government had increased in the face of plans to restructure the health service.
"The Department of Health (DoH) is taking steps to integrate the efficiency plans with the transition to the new NHS model, but it acknowledges that the risks to delivering all of the planned savings have increased in the light of the planned reforms," the report stated......
The shake-up of the NHS will put the health service's £20 billion efficiency drive at risk, according to a report.
The public accounts committee said the risks to achieving the £20 billion efficiency savings set out by the previous Labour government had increased in the face of plans to restructure the health service.
"The Department of Health (DoH) is taking steps to integrate the efficiency plans with the transition to the new NHS model, but it acknowledges that the risks to delivering all of the planned savings have increased in the light of the planned reforms," the report stated......