Health sector national reports 2009/10
NHS Audit - Sector plan for 2009-2012 (PDF | 213KB). Opens in new window
Auditing Best Value in the NHS (PDF | 159KB). Opens in new window
Managing NHS waiting lists
4 March 2010 for the Auditor General
The National Health Service (NHS) in Scotland has made big changes in how it manages waiting lists since 2008 and these have made the system fairer for patients. The NHS has done well to implement these complex new arrangements.
Managing NHS waiting lists (PDF | 1.65MB)Opens in new window
Managing NHS waiting lists (RTF | 210 KB)Opens in new window
Key messages - Managing NHS waiting lists (PDF | 306 KB)Opens in new window
Key messages - Managing NHS waiting lists (RTF | 51 KB)Opens in new window
Supplement - Patient and carer focus groups and interviews (PDF | 717 KB)Opens in new window
Supplement - A survey of patients and carers (PDF | 825 KB)Opens in new window
Supplement - Issues for Non-exec board members (PDF | 607 KB)Opens in new window
Press release - Managing NHS waiting lists (PDF | 27 KB)Opens in new window
Podcast - Managing NHS waiting lists (MP3 | 2.47MB)Opens in new window
Main report - Black and white version (PDF | 1.60MB)Opens in new window
Key messages - Black and white version (PDF | 336 KB)Opens in new window
Overview of the NHS in Scotland's performance 2008/09
10 December 2009 for the Auditor General
The financial performance of the National Health Service (NHS) in Scotland was good over the past year, and it met most of its national targets for patient care and service improvement. However, the service faces significant financial pressures and there are deep-seated health-related problems that it cannot deal with alone.
Overview of the NHS in Scotland's performance 2008/09 (PDF | 1.76MB)Opens in new window
Overview of the NHS in Scotland's performance 2008/09 (RTF | 94 KB)Opens in new window
Press release - Overview of the NHS in Scotland's performance 2008/09 (PDF | 24 KB)Opens in new window
Podcast - Overview of the NHS in Scotland's performance 2008/09 (MP3 | 2.70MB)Opens in new window
Main report - Black and white version (PDF | 1.75MB)Opens in new window
Priorities and Risks Framework: A national planning tool for 2009/10 NHS Scotland audits
30 November 2009 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.
Health and community care bulletin
30 June 2009 for Audit Scotland
The bulletin primarily aims to share information with
non-executive health board members and elected members of councils, but it also provides a summary of our work that we hope will be of interest to staff working in health and community care services.
Health and community care bulletin (PDF | 945 KB)Opens in new window
Health and community care bulletin (RTF | 108 KB)Opens in new window
Overview of mental health services
14 May 2009 for the Auditor General / Accounts Commission
Mental health problems cause considerable poor health in Scotland and much has been done to move services from institutions into the community. There now needs to be a better understanding of the care people receive and how resources to support this are best used.
Overview of mental health services (PDF | 740 KB)Opens in new window
Overview of mental health services (RTF | 446 KB)Opens in new window
Key messages - Overview of mental health services (PDF | 164 KB)Opens in new window
Key messages - Overview of mental health services (RTF | 77 KB)Opens in new window
Supplement - Service user and carer views (PDF | 1.06MB)Opens in new window
Supplement - Summary of good practice (PDF | 313 KB)Opens in new window
Supplement - Issues for Non-exec board members (PDF | 347 KB)Opens in new window
Appendix 3 - Self-assessment checklist for local partners (RTF | 83 KB)Opens in new window
Press release - Overview of mental health services (PDF | 52 KB)Opens in new window
Podcast - Overview of mental health services (MP3 | 974 KB)Opens in new window
Podcast transcript - Overview of mental health services (RTF | 25 KB)Opens in new window
Managing the use of medicines in hospitals: follow-up review
16 April 2009 for the Auditor General
The NHS in Scotland is doing more to make sure that medicines are used safely in hospitals and to plan for new medicines. It now needs better information on how medicines are used in order to further improve patient care.
Managing the use of medicines in hospitals (PDF | 2.02MB)Opens in new window
Managing the use of medicines in hospitals (RTF | 305 KB)Opens in new window
Appendix 2 - Self-assessment checklist (RTF | 42 KB)Opens in new window
Key messages - managing the use of medicines (PDF | 98 KB)Opens in new window
Key messages - managing the use of medicines (RTF | 49 KB)Opens in new window
Supplement: Data collected from NHS boards and State Hospital (PDF | 1.20MB)Opens in new window
Issues for non-executive board members (PDF | 1.01MB)Opens in new window
Press release - managing the use of medicines (PDF | 28 KB)Opens in new window
Podcast - managing the use of medicines (MP3 | 1.40MB)Opens in new window
Podcast transcript - managing the use of medicines (RTF | 22 KB)Opens in new window


