Governments around the world are increasingly taking steps to improve their accounting and achieve greater transparency – amidst growing recognition that the accounting framework traditionally used by the public sector isn’t fit for the 21st century. A PwC survey covering 100 countries reveals that while only 24% of governments currently...
By Nick Jones, Global Director of PwC’s Public Sector Research Centre The Queen’s Speech, the quaint tradition by which the government of the day sets out its annual legislative programme amid much pomp and no little ceremony, contained few surprises. Nevertheless, it was still of real interest in showing the...
Commenting on the Budget's implications for public policy and wider growth, Nick Jones, Director, PwC government and Public Sector commented: A budget for growth? "The test for this Budget was always going to be whether it will deliver the growth the country needs. To start with the positives, there were...
Commenting on the Budget's implications for public policy and wider growth, Nick Jones, Director, PwC government and Public Sector commented: A budget for growth? "The test for this Budget was always going to be whether it will deliver the growth the country needs. To start with the positives, there were...
By Nick Jones, Global Director of PwC’s Public Sector Research Centre Growth, and how to deliver it, is dominating attention in the run-up to this year’s Budget. And with good reason as the economy struggles to take off and commentators look for the tipping point where business and consumer confidence...
By Kalee Talvitie-Brown and Janet Dawson With 1 April looming, clinical commissioning groups will be focused on their role in improving and transforming services and putting clinical decision making firmly at the heart of the new NHS landscape. CCGs first 100 days will set the tone for their performance over...
By Nick M Jones The combination of increasing demand and a tightening financial envelope means that business as usual is no longer an option for the NHS. Our recent report with the Nuffield Trust – The anatomy of health spending – reviews NHS spending and productivity over the period 2003/04...
The NHS faces unprecedented financial challenges, as funding is held broadly constant but demand for services continues to rise. The Anatomy of Health Spending 2011/12, a report from the Nuffield Trust, which we have supported, reviews how the NHS has responded to the financial and productivity challenges that it faces....
Three out of five people believe immunisation should be compulsory, and that NHS treatment should stop if patients don’t follow advice to help their condition, such as losing weight. As the NHS faces increasing financial pressures and structural reform, PwC commissioned research into public attitudes to how healthcare provision could...
The PwC Annual Global CEO Survey starkly highlights that business in every region of the world has now faced several years of disruption marked by sustained uncertainty that has required them to become ever more resilient in order to succeed. Uncertainty over economic growth continues to be the main concern...
