Emily Twinch

Deputy editor

Recent articles

Outgoing NAO chief questions ministerial accountability

The relationship between ministers, accounting officers and civil servants is currently not working... Read more
PAC: CCGs must step up game

Bodies commissioning health services must improve their performance as they start to cover wider... Read more
NHS needs to invest ‘in people as well as technology’

A “Herculean effort” is needed to ensure the NHS fully benefits from digital advancements in the... Read more
Massive hike in NHS Wales spending on agency staff, says watchdog

NHS Wales spending on agency staff has risen 171% in the seven years to 2017-18, according to the... Read more
NHS commissioning ‘needs period of stability to transform’

NHS commissioning needs a prolonged period of organisational stability after almost three decades... Read more
Millions more in public money ploughed into Crossrail

The Department for Transport has agreed to provide a £1.3bn loan to the Greater London Authority to... Read more
Feeling the force: the effects of cuts on the police

The police are often the first line of response, but as real-terms cuts continue, how can already ‘... Read more
Treasury plagued by ‘wishful thinking’ on public spending, says NAO

The Treasury’s focus on controlling public spending in the short term risks value for money over... Read more
DfE must ensure ‘academies can be trusted’

The government must ensure academies “can be trusted to manage large amounts of public money”, the... Read more
Academies record £6.1bn deficit

Academy schools in England recorded a £6.1bn deficit at the end of last August, leading to one... Read more

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