Publications

Scottish Councils' Chief Executives are confident there will be no disruption to public services as a result of the millennium date change.

The Accounts Commission's Annual Report for 1998 provides an overview of the financial health and well-being of the health service and local government in Scotl

Residential and nursing home care for older people The Accounts Commission has worked with 39 homes in the public, private and voluntary sectors to develop a

Time for Teaching is the first report to appear as the result of co-operation between the Accounts Commission and HM Inspectors of schools.

The Commission's management paper "Measuring up to the best: A manager's guide to benchmarking published in January 1999 provides a detailed overview of be

Over 30 recommendations to streamline the admission of emergency patients and to ensure that patients do not stay in hospital longer than they need to are made

This report looks into the use of day surgery in acute trusts in Scotland.

In 1997, the Commission introduced a new approach to the audit of management arrangements based on self assessment, action planning and continuous improvement.