In the last financial year the Department of Health made financial recovery priority and managed to turn the deficits of 2005-06 to a surplus of £505 million i

The Department of Health (the 'Department') and the NHS achieved a surplus of £515 million in 2006-07, representing 0.6 per cent of total available resources.

In continuation of HC no. 742 of session 2006-07

This National Audit Office report (HCP 63-I, session 2008-09, ISBN 9780102954418), looks at the financial performance of, and financial management in, the NHS d