Our work programme for 2009/10

Due for release: 25 March 2010 for the Auditor General

Summary: Orthopaedics is a large and complex specialty with a high volume of inpatients, outpatients and day cases. National Health Service (NHS) boards’ total expenditure on the orthopaedics specialty in 2006/07 was around £333 million, the third highest cost specialty. The study will examine how well services are managed, productivity, efficiency and effectiveness, demand and capacity, accessibility and waiting times.