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    Patients getting more choice in hospital food but NHS needs to improve nutritional care

    Hospital catering services are improving, with patients having more choice and the NHS getting better at responding to their preferences. But health boards need to focus more on…
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    Further improvements needed in the management of information and IT in the NHS in Scotland

    The Scottish Executive must continue to improve the way it manages information technology to support care in the NHS in Scotland. An Audit Scotland report published today says…
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    Scottish Qualifications Authority continuing to improve

    An Audit Scotland report today highlights the progress made by the Scottish Qualifications Authority since 2000, when problems in processing exam results led to incomplete and…
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    Date and venue announced for hearing at West Dunbartonshire Council

    The Accounts Commission for Scotland’s ‘Best value’ Hearing at West Dunbartonshire Council will take place at Clydebank Town Hall on Wednesday 29 November 2006. It will begin at…
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    Report highlights increase in transport spending

    Spending on transport in Scotland last year was about £1.5 billion and this is expected to rise to £2.3 billion in 2007/08. The Scottish Executive has performed well against most…
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    Benefits and value for money of relocation unclear

    An Audit Scotland report says that 28 public sector bodies have been, or will be, either relocated or established under the Scottish Executive’s relocation policy, introduced in…
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    East Ayrshire Council demonstrates its commitment to Best Value

    The Accounts Commission’s report on Best Value at East Ayrshire Council says that the council’s commitment to improving performance is supported by effective leadership. It…
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    Commission concerned at comhairle’s lack of progress on Best Value

    The Accounts Commission has published its Best Value report on Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council), citing a number of areas of performance where the comhairle must…
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    Renfrewshire Council is modernising and committed to further improvement

    A Best Value audit report published by the Accounts Commission today (Thursday 6 July 2006) says that Renfrewshire Council’s leadership is strong and effective, understands what…
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    Report outlines funding pressures on public sector pension

    Audit Scotland has today published a report on the six main public sector pension schemes, which will provide retirement benefits to about 950,000 people. Nearly one in five…