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Overseas staff in the NHS – pre-employment checks

This report looks at whether NHS boards are following their own procedures on pre-employment screening of staff recruited from outside the European Economic Area.

Priorities and Risks Framework: A national planning tool for 2007/08 NHSScotland audits

The Priorities and Risks Framework (PRF) for the NHS identifies the current national priorities and risks in the NHS in Scotland. The NHS PRF is a tool that auditors use to plan…

The 2006/07 audit of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland

The 2006/07 audit of Western Isles Health Board

The 2006/07 audit of the Scottish Arts Council

East Lothian Council: the Audit of Best Value and Community Planning

East Lothian Council is performing just below the Scottish average, and has made limited progress in establishing Best Value. The Accounts Commission says that the council now has…

Health and community care bulletin 2007

The bulletin primarily aims to share information with non-executive health board members and elected members of councils, but it also provides a summary of our work that we hope…

Police call management - An initial review

Scotland’s police receive almost 16,000 calls a day and people are generally satisfied when they call 999 or a non-emergency number.

Sustainable waste management

There has been a huge increase in the number of recycling schemes, services and facilities. But to meet EU Landfill Directive and Scottish Government targets, councils will need…

Estate management in higher education

An Audit Scotland report published today, Estate management in higher education, says there should be a sustained commitment to maintaining and developing the estate, which is…