Publications

The study has, for the first time, counted in a comparable way across all councils how many staff actually manage other staff.

Best Value requires Scottish councils to develop a performance management and planning (PMP) framework.

Best Value requires Scottish councils to develop a performance management and planning (PMP) framework.

A report published by the Controller of Audit presents the findings of a review of the performance of DLOs and DSOs in Scotland in the financial year 1998/99

In a report published on 9 September, the Controller of Audit, Robert Black, gives an overview of the financial health and well-being of Scotland's councils in

This report has been produced in response to a request from the Commission following their consideration of the Controller's statutory report on the 1997/98 def

An Accounts Commission study into the cost and quality of prescribing has found that GPs and pharmacists are improving their prescribing.

The need to base health care decisions on robust evidence is growing, under pressure from an ageing population, new technology and rising patient expectations.