Publications

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Overview of the National Health Service in Scotland 2000/2001

The overview of the National Health Service in Scotland for the financial year 2000/01 highlights the continuing financial pressures facing Scotland's NHS trust

Making Progress with Best Value - A national overview of the Performance Management and Planning (PMP) Audit 2000/2001

This year's Best Value audit of Scottish councils shows a general improvement in the way services are being managed.

Overview of Further Education colleges in Scotland 1999/2000

This overview report highlights the severe economic difficulties being experienced by many of Scotland's further education colleges and warns that some colleges

Improving the management of supplies in the NHS in Scotland

Supplies cover a wide range of goods such as uniforms, surgical gloves and infusion devices, and services as diverse as catering and radiography.

Mind the gap - Management information for outpatient services

Poor information gathering may be preventing outpatients getting a better deal from the health service in Scotland.

Early retirement: a note for council managers

This is a guidance note for council managers with responsibility for making decisions about the early retirement of employees from the Local Government Pension

A job worth doing - Raising the standard of internal audit in Scottish councils

The report assesses the level of councils' compliance with the CIPFA Code of Practice for Internal Audit in Local Government and concludes that the stand

Governance and financial management at Moray College

A report by the Auditor General Robert Black into governance and financial management at Moray College in Elgin.