Audit Scotland
Community planning needs a major effort to realise its full potential
March 20, 2013
Community Planning Partnerships (CPPs) have not met the ambitious goals set for them, but with the right leadership and support,...
Councils need to continue to improve planning and control of major capital projects
March 14, 2013
Councils spend significant amounts of money on building and maintaining infrastructure - more than any other part of the public...
Management and scrutiny of NHS waiting lists have to improve
February 21, 2013
Audit Scotland has published the findings of its audit of the management of patients on waiting lists at NHS boards. This was...
Threat facing councils’ consumer protection services
January 31, 2013
Protecting Consumers looks at trading standards and food safety services provided by Scotland’s 32 councils to protect the public...
NHS management of GP prescribing has improved
January 24, 2013
General Practice (GP) prescribing accounts for 70 per cent of all National Health Service (NHS) spending on drugs in Scotland....
Shetland Islands Council makes significant progress but faces major challenges ahead
January 10, 2013
A public hearing held in Lerwick in June 2010 led to the council producing an improvement plan and the Commission considering...
Some progress at Comhairle nan Eilean Siar but more needs to be done
December 18, 2012
The report reviews developments at the comhairle since the Accounts Commission reported on its performance in November 2011. At...