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Management of patients on NHS waiting lists

The Scottish Government and health boards must improve the management and scrutiny of NHS waiting lists to assure patients that they are being treated fairly

Protecting consumers

The long-term viability of councils’ trading standards services is under threat, potentially leaving consumers without important protection from rogue

Best Value in police authorities and police forces in Scotland

Scotland’s new single police force will inherit many positive features but it can learn lessons from the current system, particularly in relation to im

Scotland's Colleges: current finances, future challenges

An Audit Scotland report, Scotland’s colleges: current finances, future challenges, assesses the financial standing of the college sector befo

Managing ICT contracts: an audit of three public sector programmes

Audit Scotland has found significant weaknesses in the management of three public sector information and communication technology (ICT) programmes costing a

Learning the lessons of public body mergers

Public sector mergers need strong leadership from the outset to ensure important decisions are made about the new organisations’ vision, structure and

The National Fraud Initiative in Scotland 2010/11

The National Fraud Initiative (NFI) is a counter-fraud exercise that is run every two years with the 2010/11 NFI report being the fourth.