Description of the content of Figure 28
Figure title: Number of district health boards with deficiencies in procurement practice, by aspect.
Figure 28 is a bar graph. It shows which aspects of procurement practice different numbers of DHBs were deficient in.
The same number of DHBs had deficiencies in their management arrangements in 2007/08 and in 2008/09. For the other five aspects, the DHBs' results for 2008/09 were worse than they were for 2007/08.
The best result was for ethical and legal considerations, with 10 DHBs deficient in that aspect. The worst was procurement processes, with 16 DHBs deficient in that aspect.
| No. of DHBs with deficiencies in procurement practice, by aspect | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2007/08 |
2008/09 |
|
| Management arrangements | 14 | 14 |
| Procurement strategy | 8 | 15 |
| Ethical and legal considerations | 6 | 10 |
| Procurement processes | 12 | 16 |
| Ongoing management of contracts | 10 | 14 |
| Continuous improvement | 8 | 15 |