Health sector national reports 2008/09

26 March 2009 for the Auditor General / Accounts Commission

Given Scotland’s problem with drugs and alcohol, a coordinated effort is needed to ensure services meet local needs and are delivered to consistent standards nationally.

30 January 2009 for Audit Scotland

This operational protocol provides operational guidance on joint working between Audit Scotland and NHS QIS, (Quality Improvement Scotland) specifically in terms of sharing information and intelligence.

29 January 2009 for the Auditor General

This report examines the way the health service strategically manages its £5 billion worth of land and buildings, vehicles, medical and IT equipment.

4 December 2008 for the Auditor General

The financial position in the NHS continues to improve overall but the service faces challenging times in the near future.

20 November 2008 for the Auditor General

The NHS in Scotland has significantly cut patients’ waiting times for diagnostic tests through use of targeted additional government funding and changes to how it manages and delivers services.

6 November 2008 for Audit Scotland

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 audits of NHS bodies. It helps ensure that audit work is properly focused and that it takes account of the national priorities and risks. The NHS PRF is updated annually.

4 September 2008 for the Auditor General

The rate of day surgery continues to rise but there remains wide variation in performance among health boards.

21 August 2008 for the Auditor General

Access to good palliative care in Scotland needs to improve and it must be more consistently provided for the thousands of people who need it each year.

16 July 2008 for Audit Scotland

The bulletin is intended to give a summary of our national
studies, particularly the issues of most relevence to
health boards. It also identifies issues that non-executive
health board members may wish to consider locally.

3 July 2008 for the Auditor General

The new contract for GP practices should have been better planned and will take time to improve care for patients. However, there is evidence of improvement in the care of some patients.