Audit Scotland media centre
Welcome to the media section of our website. Here you can find press releases concerning Audit Scotland's work.
Latest news from our press office
Day surgery rate improves but better performance could free up resources
Posted: 4 September 2008
The rate of day surgery continues to rise but there remains wide variation in performance among health boards.
Good quality palliative care is not available to everyone who needs it
Posted: 21 August 2008
Access to good palliative care needs to improve and it must be more consistently provided for the thousands of people who need it each year.
Perth & Kinross is committed to best value and now needs to build on its good work
Posted: 12 August 2008
The council is carrying out good work and has the capacity and ability to build on this to improve service performance.
Fire and rescue authorities are making progress but need to do more to achieve best value
Posted: 17 July 2008
Some improvements have been made since the main national report on performance was published in March 2007.
The new GP contract has cost more than expected although there are early signs of benefits for some patients
Posted: 3 July 2008
The new contract, introduced in April 2004, has brought some benefits for
patients, GPs and the wider NHS.