Publications

High level guidance is being issued to trust board members, audit committees and auditors in Scotland to help reduce the risk of NHS reorganisation.

Residential and nursing home care for older people The Accounts Commission has worked with 39 homes in the public, private and voluntary sectors to develop a

Over 30 recommendations to streamline the admission of emergency patients and to ensure that patients do not stay in hospital longer than they need to are made

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.