Publications

This self-assessment pack has been produced by Audit Scotland to assist line managers and auditors in the review of managing people in NHSiS trusts and to monit

The handling of clinical waste from Scottish hospitals by NHS trusts meets high environmental and safety standards, according to a report published today by the

The financial pressures facing NHS Trusts, and concerns about the new central system for processing payments to GPs, dentists, opticians and pharmacists are two

This report shows there is a wide variation in cleaning costs for hospitals which cannot be explained by the size of hospital, higher productivity or quality of

No area in Scotland yet has a comprehensive range of social and health care services for adults with mental health problems, two years after the publication by

An Accounts Commission study into the cost and quality of prescribing has found that GPs and pharmacists are improving their prescribing.

The need to base health care decisions on robust evidence is growing, under pressure from an ageing population, new technology and rising patient expectations.

A review of theatre utilisation in 27 hospitals across Scotland concludes that although hospitals are performing well overall, fuller and better use could be ma