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Adult mental health services bulletins 1 & 2

Adult mental health services bulletins 1 and 2 provide interim findings from our current review of these services. The first bulletin, ‘Patterns of NHS service provision…

The bitterest pill - Decision making for high cost drugs

Patient access to high cost drugs varies from health board to health board because of differences in their drug prescribing policies. The Commission is calling for a Scotland-wide…

Bye now, pay later - The management of early retirement in local government

Early retirement of council employees has become the norm, not the exception. This study of the Local Government Pension Scheme in Scotland has found that during local government…

Health board commissioning: contracts and contracting - Bulletin 2

In 1996/97 health boards and trusts in Scotland planned and delivered £2.8 billion worth of NHS services by means of contracts. This study has identified a number of problems…

The Commissioning maze - Commissioning community care services

Councils in Scotland spend around £750 million a year on community care but many don't know what care is provided, whether it is effective or not, or who should be given priority…

Health board commissioning: contracts and contracting - Bulletin 1

This Bulletin details the findings of the first phase of a study into the way in which health boards carry out their role as commissioners of health services. The first phase of…

Shifting the balance - Resource transfer for community care

This study looked at the effectiveness of the arrangements for transferring resources from health boards to local authorities to help pay for additional services for people who no…

Managing property risks in schools - A handbook for Head Teachers

As a follow up to its national report A Safer Place, the Commission has produced a handbook that gives practical guidance to head teachers on how to reduce property crime and…