Report Arts, culture and leisure Newport City Council Corporate Assessment 2013 This report sets out the findings of the Corporate Assessment only and is designed to answer the question: ‘Are the Council’s arrangements likely to secure continuous improvement?’ View more
Report Arts, culture and leisure Conwy County Borough Council Improvement Assessment Letter 1... The Auditor General, under the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 is required to report on audit and assessment work in relation to whether the Council has discharged its duties and met the requirements of the Measure. View more
Report Education and skills Covering Teachers' Absence We examined the arrangements for covering teachers’ absence in schools in partnership with Estyn - HM Inspectorate for Education and Training in Wales. Estyn’s report focuses on the impact of teachers’ absence on learners’ progress. In this report, drawing on Estyn’s findings, we seek to answer the broader question of whether learners, schools and the public purse are well served by arrangements to cover teacher absence View more
Report Improving Financial Management and Governance: issues from t... The external audit of local councils’ accounts for 2011-12 found that local councils need to maintain a clear focus on improving their financial management and governance arrangements. View more
Report Health and social care Unscheduled Care - An update on progress report This report aims to track progress made by public services in Wales to address the main issues we raised in December 2009. We also aim to highlight the key remaining challenges and opportunities for improvement. Our review examined whether there has been progress in transforming unscheduled care services to address the issues previously identified in Wales Audit Office publications View more
Report Health and social care Unscheduled Care - An update on progress (Executive Summary) This report aims to track progress made by public services in Wales to address the main issues we raised in December 2009. We also aim to highlight the key remaining challenges and opportunities for improvement. Our review examined whether there has been progress in transforming unscheduled care services to address the issues previously identified in Wales Audit Office publications View more
Report Health and social care Abertawe BroMorgannwg University Health Board - Sickness abs... High sickness levels can damage an organisations’ ability to achieve their objectives, cost significant sums of money, take considerable time to manage, and ultimately can affect the quality of service or patient care. View more
Report Health and social care Cardiff & Vale University Health Board - Review of Medical E... Health bodies typically own and maintain thousands of items of medical equipment. Medical equipment can perform numerous functions such as diagnosis, prevention, monitoring, investigation and treatment. It is therefore vital that health bodies manage their medical equipment in such a way as to ensure patient safety and high quality care. Medical equipment, as defined by the National Audit Office, includes all medical devices connected to patients as part of their treatment and care in hospital, and medical devices used for diagnostic and laboratory purposes. View more
Report Arts, culture and leisure Information backup - Diagnostic review Abertawe Bro Morgannw... There is increased usage and reliance on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems. The availability of data and resilient ICT systems play an important part in the planning and delivery of patient focused care and wider population-based health improvement or surveillance programmes. The effective backup of data and information is an essential part of this process. This audit is an important topic for NHS bodies that rely on being able to access data held within ICT systems. View more
Report Health and social care Primary Care Prescribing - Cwm Taf Health Board Cwm Taf Health Board’s management of primary care prescribing is supported by a clear strategic vision and good leadership. Good progress has been made in securing financial savings from more rational prescribing, although high volumes of prescribing persist and there is scope to improve the quality of prescribing in key areas. View more