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The First ScotRail passenger rail franchise

An Audit Scotland report, The First ScotRail passenger rail franchise, looks at how the Scottish Government’s national transport agency, Transport Scot

Priorities and Risks Framework - 2008/09 - 2010/11 National Audit Planning Tool for Local Government

The Priorities and Risks Framework (PRF) is a tool for auditors to use when planning the audits of local government bodies in Scotland.

Review of NHS diagnostic services

The NHS in Scotland has significantly cut patients’ waiting times for diagnostic tests through use of targeted additional government funding and change

The impact of the race equality duty on council services

All councils have developed policies and processes on race equality. They now need to ensure these have a positive impact on services.

Priorities and Risks Framework: A national planning tool for 2008/09 NHSScotland audits

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

Day surgery in Scotland - reviewing progress

The rate of day surgery continues to rise but there remains wide variation in performance among health boards.

A review of palliative care services in Scotland

Access to good palliative care in Scotland needs to improve and it must be more consistently provided for the thousands of people who need it each year.

Scottish fire and rescue authorities 2007/08 - progress report

Fire and rescue authorities have made progress in reforming services, according to an Audit Scotland report published today on behalf of the Accounts Commission