Audit Scotland has pulled together published statistics on Scotland's NHS workforce in a new data briefing.
The document sets out the challenges being explored by the public spending watchdog in a new two-part audit of the NHS workforce. Audit Scotland will publish its first report, focused on staffing in acute services, in summer 2017.
Scotland’s public spending watchdog is encouraging people who use self-directed support to share their experiences in a new survey.
The Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland continue to suffer from weak financial leadership and considerable budget pressures, the Auditor General has reported today.
This is the third consecutive year that Caroline Gardner, the Auditor General for Scotland, has drawn the Scottish Parliament's attention to substantial issues found during the annual audit of the Scottish Police Authority (SPA).
The National Audit Office (NAO) has today published a report on HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC) progress with the administration of the Scottish Rate of Income Tax (SRIT) and preparing for future challenges. The NAO report is available to view on the NAO website and all enquiries concerning the report should be directed to the NAO press office.
East Dunbartonshire Council has made some improvements but needs to do a lot more to meet the challenges it faces, says the Accounts Commission.
In a report published today, the local authority watchdog says it remains concerned that significant issues identified in two previous reports had not been adequately addressed.
Falkirk Council has been slow in grasping the nettle of tackling major challenges ahead, says the Accounts Commission.
In a report out today the local authority watchdog says it is disappointed at the amount of progress at Falkirk since last August. At that time it voiced significant concerns over the council's approach to making £46 million of savings over three years to protect the delivery and improvement of service priorities. That figure has now grown to £61 million.
Councils have managed their finances well but significant challenges lie ahead, says the Accounts Commission.
In its financial overview published today, the local government spending watchdog said councils had remained within their overall budgets, increased their reserves slightly and reduced their debt in 2015/16.
Each council has its own particular challenges but all councils face financial shortfalls requiring further savings or using reserves. They need to change the way they work if they are to make the savings needed.
