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Community Planning Partnerships (CPPs) have not met the ambitious goals set for them but with the right leadership and support could

Councils spend significant amounts of money on building and maintaining infrastructure - more than any other part of the public sector - but lack sufficient

The Scottish Government and health boards must improve the management and scrutiny of NHS waiting lists to assure patients that they are being treated fairly

The long-term viability of councils’ trading standards services is under threat, potentially leaving consumers without important protection from rogue

The NHS in Scotland has improved how it manages prescribing in general practice during a period when it has faced considerable pressures.

There remain major differences in the health and life expectancy of different groups of people in Scotland.

Reoffending is a continuing problem in Scotland.

All 23 health boards in Scotland broke even in 2011/12.