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Local government in Scotland: Performance and challenges 2017

New councillors elected in May face major challenges and need to focus on improving long-term planning, says the Accounts Commission.

Scotland's NHS workforce

Audit Scotland has pulled together published statistics on Scotland's NHS workforce in a new data briefing.

Local government in Scotland: Financial overview 2015/16

Councils have managed their finances well but significant challenges lie ahead, says the Accounts Commission.

NHS in Scotland 2016

A combination of increasing costs, staffing pressures and unprecedented savings targets mean that Scotland's NHS boards are finding it difficult to balan

Scotland's new financial powers

Drawing on our audits to date and our input to the Scottish Parliament's work, we have produced a paper highlighting some key issues for the Scottish pub

Social work in Scotland

Social work in Scotland is at a watershed and the public and service users must be more involved in shaping future provision.

Scotland's colleges 2016

Scotland's college sector is financially stable and achieving learning targets, whilst still adjusting to major changes to the way it operates. However,…

Superfast broadband for Scotland: a progress update

The Scottish Government and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) are making good progress in widening access to high-speed broadband, but extending coverag