PwC surveys central governments in 100 countries 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...
Commenting on the Budget's implications for public policy and wider growth, Lynn Pamment, Partner, 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...
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 to 2011/12 and finds...
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 the longer term. The NHS 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...
A new assessment of how UK economic performance could be measured in large cities shows that the public believes there’s more to life than GDP, with the results suggesting that some of the traditional perceptions of a north – south divide could be outdated. The PwC / Demos report ‘Good...
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...
Health service providers need to act now rather than wait for the Government to digest the findings of the Francis Inquiry say specialists from PwC’s healthcare practice. Robert Francis QC’s report, based on the findings of an independent public inquiry into the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between 2006 and...
Lynn Pamment, government and public sector partner at PwC in the West, said: "The Autumn Statement had a welcome focus on growth, jobs and attracting business to UK plc. In particular, more money for Local Enterprise Partnerships and devolving funding for housing, transport and skills could also be a step...
A new report from PwC on the effectiveness of the public sector finance function highlights the scale of the challenge facing finance professionals in the sector, if they are to fulfill their ambitions to transform their role from scorekeeper on financial issues to a high performing business partner. Above the...
