UK chief auditor ‘open to learning’ from Musk amid NHS funding concerns

04/02/2025 18:43 The Guardian

NAO’s Gareth Davies says healthcare and special educational needs systems are becoming unsustainableThe UK’s chief auditor has said he is open to learning from Elon Musk’s US “department of government efficiency”, as he gave a speech warning that the NHS and special educational needs funding systems are becoming unsustainable.Gareth Davies, who leads parliament’s National Audit Office (NAO), said his organisation was looking at international comparisons as it examined spending in Whitehall departments. Continue reading...

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