NHS boards in Scotland have made ‘significant progress’ in reducing waiting times for diagnostic services but there is still scope for better use of resources, a public spending watchdog...
Finance directors from Scotland’s 32 councils are unconvinced by the government’s plans for an alternative to PFI. David Scott reports from last week’s Public Finance dinner debate...
The Scottish Government is reshaping its capital investment programme to boost the economy, Finance Secretary John Swinney has told an influential committee of MSPs
Leading NHS officials have attacked Scottish Government plans for direct elections to health boards, warning that the service could be destabilised by the introduction of party politics
The UK government has been accused of trying to stop the process of Scottish self-government after refusing to make any commitment to increase the powers of the Holyrood Parliament
There must be changes in the 'unfair' system of funding doctors working in the poorest communities, the Scottish Parliament's health committee has said
Complaints about public services are frequently the result of a breakdown in trust between people and service providers, Scotland's public services watchdog has claimed
The government has favoured the Private Finance Initiative, partly to keep debt off the national accounts. But, Mark Hellowell argues, with the financial crisis hitting providers, the schemes will...
Financial pressures are a constant for local authorities, but a new and unexpected difficulty has stolen the headlines. In October, scores of councils came down with a nasty case of frostbite after...
Public sector investors should look beyond credit ratings and ensure they are in dialogue with banking institutions to minimise the risks around deposits, the Financial Services Authority has said
Labour and the Scottish National Party this week put aside their party differences to unite to try to revive the Scottish economy and avoid a recession
Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney has promised a council tax freeze in Scotland for the second successive year despite local authority fears about new financial pressures
The crisis in the markets has left a trail of financial giants in tatters. Public services, especially those with Icelandic investments, are feeling the strain. Paul Gosling reports on how the sector...
The 'complex' structure of Scotland's public finance audit system is not widely understood and should be simplified, an influential commission has suggested.
Scottish local authority leaders have threatened to withdraw their latest pay offer for council employees after it was rejected by public sector unions
