Collective action needed to meet enduring NHS workforce challenges, say Audit Wales

Whilst there have been improvements in some areas, the NHS is still experiencing challenges with recruitment and retention, and a reliance on expensive agency staff to plug gaps in the workforce

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An opportunity is available for a Non-Executive Member of th...

One position available

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We’re celebrating our Apprentices for Apprenticeship Week!

This year’s theme is Skills for Life

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Strengthening trust in audit

We’ve published our Audit Quality report 2024 outlining our audit quality arrangements and unwavering commitment to delivering and investing in high-quality audit services.

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Many cancer patients are waiting too long for cancer diagnos...

Performance varies across Wales, but no health board has met the current waiting time target since 2020

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Action is required if local government is to be financially ...

Our report found significant risks to the sustainability of local government finances which are likely to increase over the medium term without action to alleviate them.

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Have your say on the Code of Audit Practice of the Auditor G...

Our consultation on the revision of the Code of Audit Practice of the Auditor General for Wales is now open. This consultation invites views and comments on the proposed changes.

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Powys County Council’s Planning Service implements effective...

In response to our 2023 Review of Planning Service findings, Powys County Council’s Planning Service has taken decisive action to address the issues identified.

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Audit Wales take gold for internal comms

We received the gold award for best internal communications at the CIPR Cymru Awards on 1 November.

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Equality Report 2023-24

This report looks at the progress we’ve made so far towards delivering our equality objectives

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£7.1 million of fraud and payment errors identified by the l...

However, the impact of the exercise heavily relies on participating organisations investing time and effort to assess and review data matches effectively.

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We're a top 10 employer for Working Families 2024

We're so proud to share with you that for the second year running Audit Wales is a top 10 employer for Working Families 2024.

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Welsh Government active travel ambitions a long way from bei...

Increased spending through the Active Travel Fund but headline active travel rates have not improved in recent years

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Auditor General highlights governance weaknesses in Wales’ F...

National review calls on Welsh Government and Fire and Rescue Authorities to address weaknesses in the governance model

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20,000 social homes target will not be met without significa...

Delivery to date has been slow and more expensive than initially expected, partly due to pressures outside of the Welsh Government's control

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All Health Boards breach break even duty amid deepening fina...

The audit of NHS bodies’ 2023-24 accounts is complete. Our data tool provides further information on their current financial positions

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