Health sector national reports 2007/08

1 February 2008 for the Auditor General / Accounts Commission

Free personal and nursing care needs to be better planned, managed and funded for it to continue to benefit older people in the future. Demand for FPNC will grow with the projected increase in the older population in Scotland.

14 December 2007 for the Auditor General

The performance of the NHS is improving against key targets and boards are managing their finances better. However, the service needs to improve performance reporting so the impact of public spending is clear.

29 November 2007 for the Auditor General

This report looks at whether NHS boards are following their own procedures on pre-employment screening of staff recruited from outside the European Economic Area.

16 November 2007 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.

11 October 2007 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.

30 August 2007 for the Auditor General

Most patients are satisfied with NHS out-of-hours care. But fewer GPs are working during the out-of-hours period and there is a significant risk the service is unsustainable in its current form.

16 August 2007 for the Auditor General / Accounts Commission

The NHS in Scotland can improve the care it gives to people with long-term illnesses by better targeting resources, further developing community-based services and driving a national strategy.