Site Search
- /news/strong-leadership-needed-to-improve-joint-working-between-health-and-social-care
Strong leadership needed to improve joint working between health and social care
The Scottish Government, NHS and councils need to show stronger shared leadership and support for community health partnerships (CHPs) to improve people’s health and move… - /news/scrutiny-coordination-provides-better-targeted-audit-and-inspection-of-councils
Scrutiny coordination provides better targeted audit and inspection of councils
The second Local Government National Scrutiny Plan has been published today. Prepared by the main organisations responsible for scrutinising Scotland’s councils, the… - /news/encouraging-signs-of-progress-at-north-ayrshire-council-but-further-improvement-needed
Encouraging signs of progress at North Ayrshire Council but further improvement needed
Since the first best value report in 2005, North Ayrshire Council has shown an increased commitment to providing Best Value, according to the Accounts Commission. The Commission… - /news/grampian-police-and-joint-police-board-perform-well-while-more-progress-could-be-made
Grampian police and joint police board perform well while more progress could be made
The Best Value Audit and Inspection: Grampian Police and Grampian Joint Police Board provides an overview of how both these bodies are meeting their best value duties, and is a… - /news/need-for-urgent-action-to-tackle-road-maintenance
Need for urgent action to tackle road maintenance
An Audit Scotland report published today calls on the Scottish Government to consider a national review of how Scotland’s road network is managed and maintained. The report… - /news/public-pensions-face-major-change-and-cost-pressures
Public pensions face major change and cost pressures
An independent commission chaired by Lord Hutton is currently reviewing public pensions across the UK. Next month it will publish options for major reform which could lead to… - /news/a-clear-way-ahead-and-review-of-key-player-involvement-needed-for-edinburgh-trams
A clear way ahead and review of key player involvement needed for Edinburgh trams
The City of Edinburgh Council and the body set up by the council to deliver a tram system for Edinburgh, Transport Initiatives Edinburgh (tie), urgently need to establish a clear… - /news/councils-shape-up-to-tackle-financial-challenges-but-tough-decisions-ahead
Councils shape up to tackle financial challenges but tough decisions ahead
The Accounts Commission says councils have carried out substantial work to address the serious challenges of delivering quality services with less money. However, councils and… - /news/scrutiny-of-major-capital-projects-is-improving-but-difficult-spending-decisions-ahead
Scrutiny of major capital projects is improving but difficult spending decisions ahead
An Audit Scotland report published today, Management of the Scottish Government’s capital investment programme, looks at how well the government is running its programme of… - /news/nhs-is-working-hard-to-deal-with-unprecedented-financial-pressures
NHS is working hard to deal with unprecedented financial pressures
The NHS in Scotland’s financial performance is good but it now faces fiscal pressures unprecedented since devolution. An Audit Scotland report published today, Financial…
