Publications

The Accounts Commission says Scottish local authorities have coped well with financial pressures but continue to face tough challenges from reducing budgets

Scotland’s councils and their partners need to get better at planning and organising social care.

Scotland has made good progress in reducing the numbers of people affected by heart disease, including reducing deaths, and the NHS (National Health Service)

The overall performance of the NHS in Scotland was good in 2010/11, but there are significant financial pressures building.

Scotland has made good progress in cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

The Priorities and Risks Framework (PRF) for the NHS (National Health Service) identifies the current national priorities and risks in the NHS in Scotland.

Community planning partnerships need to build on their economic development activity to help meet local needs.

The NHS in Scotland should do more to consider telehealth when introducing or redesigning services.