title: A&E departments: value for money?
abstract: The National Audit Office (NAO) acts as the taxpayers' watchdog. Recently it has published two value for money reports on A&E departments in England and Scotland ( 1 , 2 ). The reports give a snapshot of the service, following visits to 11 English and six Scottish hospitals. These departments see more than half a million new attendances, out of about 12 million new attenders in England and Scotland.
authors.affiliation: National Audit Office.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Murphie
authors.affiliation: National Audit Office.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marsden