The 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.
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Giving his annual speech in parliament, Davies, who is the comptroller and auditor general, said the public sector as a whole was suffering from poor productivity, and he highlighted the need for fundamental reform in the face of rising demand and costs alongside unsatisfactory outcomes.
UK chief auditor ‘open to learning’ from Musk amid NHS funding concerns NAO’s Gareth Davies says healthcare and special educational needs systems are becoming unsustainable.
Asked whether he was closely watching Musk’s new department, known as Doge, launched under Donald Trump to cut spending, Davies said he would be taking an interest and was “open to learning from anything”.
