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    Councils face tighter squeeze in 2013

    Councils face tougher challenges in the year ahead, particularly in dealing with budget pressures, says the Accounts Commission in its annual overview report. Pressures on…
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    Community planning needs a major effort to realise its full potential

    Community Planning Partnerships (CPPs) have not met the ambitious goals set for them, but with the right leadership and support, could make big inroads to achieving them in the…
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    Councils need to continue to improve planning and control of major capital projects

    Councils spend significant amounts of money on building and maintaining infrastructure - more than any other part of the public sector - but lack sufficient information for fully…
  4. /news/management-and-scrutiny-of-nhs-waiting-lists-have-to-improve

    Management and scrutiny of NHS waiting lists have to improve

    Audit Scotland has published the findings of its audit of the management of patients on waiting lists at NHS boards. This was carried out following the discovery of manipulation…
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    Threat facing councils’ consumer protection services

    Protecting Consumers looks at trading standards and food safety services provided by Scotland’s 32 councils to protect the public in areas ranging from food poisoning to…
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    NHS management of GP prescribing has improved

    General Practice (GP) prescribing accounts for 70 per cent of all National Health Service (NHS) spending on drugs in Scotland. This amounts to almost £1 billion a year.…
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    Shetland Islands Council makes significant progress but faces major challenges ahead

    A public hearing held in Lerwick in June 2010 led to the council producing an improvement plan and the Commission considering progress reports from the Controller of Audit. Its…
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    Some progress at Comhairle nan Eilean Siar but more needs to be done

    The report reviews developments at the comhairle since the Accounts Commission reported on its performance in November 2011. At that time, the Commission had ‘serious…
  9. /news/resources-need-to-be-better-targeted-to-help-address-scotlands-long-standing-health

    Resources need to be better targeted to help address Scotland's long-standing health inequalities

    An Audit Scotland report, Health inequalities in Scotland, says that while overall health has improved in the past 50 years, deep-seated inequalities remain. Deprivation is the…