Publications

This report looks into the use of day surgery in acute trusts in Scotland.

Locums help hospitals to cope with temporary staff shortages and unexpected peaks in workload, but they are unlikely to be as effective as permanent staff becau

Survival from ovarian cancer is poor in Scotland, with less than 30% of women surviving five years after the disease is diagnosed.

Adult mental health services bulletins 1 and 2 provide interim findings from our current review of these services.

Patient access to high cost drugs varies from health board to health board because of differences in their drug prescribing policies.

In 1996/97 health boards and trusts in Scotland planned and delivered £2.8 billion worth of NHS services by means of contracts.

Councils in Scotland spend around £750 million a year on community care but many don't know what care is provided, whether it is effective or not, or who should

This Bulletin details the findings of the first phase of a study into the way in which health boards carry out their role as commissioners of health services.