Health sector national reports 2008/09

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.