Annual Reports
CBI: The CBI expects 0.9% GDP growth in 2012, a little down from November’s forecast (1.2%), mainly reflecting the impact from the GDP contraction in the fourth quarter of last year. High levels of uncertainty around the economic outlook, mainly driven by the situation in the euro area, mean growth will remain subdued, particularly in the first half of this year. Modest growth of 2.0% is predicted in 2013.
FSCS: A dramatic rise in the number of consumers making claims for mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) is likely over the next year, new figures from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) reveal. In its recently released ‘Plan and Budget: 2012/13’, the FSCS assumes it will receive around 16,500 claims for mis-sold PPI from failed firms for the period.
DH: Patients continue to report improvements in aspects of care that matter most to them, and 84% of patients rated their experience as excellent or very good, according to the results of the 2011 Patient Experience Outpatient Survey.
ScotGov: Scotland’s Chief Statistician has released statistics on the operation of the homeless persons legislation in Scotland, covering the period April to September 2011. The publication provides detailed information about applications to local authorities for assistance under homelessness legislation, including the main reasons for homelessness, characteristics of applicant households and the assessments & outcomes of applications.
CQC: The national survey of NHS outpatients has shown improvement in the way that patients perceive key aspects of care including being seen on time or early for their appointment, cleanliness, respect, dignity and communication with doctors. However, there are still a number of areas where improvement is needed.
WAO: Most of the 2010-11 local authority accounts in Wales were prepared & audited on time, with 2 exceptions. That is despite the fact that 2010-11 was a challenging year due to a number of accounting changes, particularly having to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the first time, which represented a fundamental change to the way financial statements were prepared.
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