Newport City Council – Financial Sustainability Assessment Read more about Newport City Council – Financial Sustainability Assessment
Financial statements a 'true and fair' reflection of NHS Wales' finances Read more about Financial statements a 'true and fair' reflection of NHS Wales' finances
Foot and Mouth Disease 2001 vs. COVID-19 Read more about Foot and Mouth Disease 2001 vs. COVID-19 The World Before Social Media The 2001 Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak (FMD-01) happened when the use of the internet was limited, and the term ‘social media’ was unheard of. Facebook didn’t appear until 2004 and Twitter in 2006. COVID-19 on the other hand has been very much a ‘social media pandemic’.
International lessons for Welsh public bodies in responding to and recovering from COVID-19 Read more about International lessons for Welsh public bodies in responding to and recovering from COVID-19 Recovering from the global pandemic will take time. The public bodies who keep us safe, well and healthy will find themselves in a changed operating environment, with financial issues to address, a change in citizen and visitor behaviour and expectations, and workforces that need to adapt to new ways of working. We will all have to deal with additional risks and getting back to what we remember as ‘normal’ may take a long time, if it happens at all. The consequences are likely to last for several years for most organisations. But there will also be opportunities to consider:
Remote auditing (a trainee’s perspective) Read more about Remote auditing (a trainee’s perspective) When I started the interim audit of the Senedd Commission remotely in March after returning from college, I never thought I’d be completing the final audit in May remotely too! It was certainly a strange reintroduction to audit work after two and a half months of study, but I had my second screen and desk chair set up at my dining table and I was good to go.
It’s all in the data… Read more about It’s all in the data… Data is part of our everyday lives Every time we use a bank card, go on a bus journey or interact with a public service, we leave a trail of ‘digital fingerprints’ behind us on the systems and services we use.
Hitting our accounts deadlines whilst working from home Read more about Hitting our accounts deadlines whilst working from home Andrew Strong explains how Audit Wales secured access to NHS financial ledgers to enable us to complete NHS accounts work COVID-19 is forcing people all over the world to find new ways of working. At Audit Wales we have made a breakthrough in securing remote access to financial ledgers, which has helped us meet our accounts deadline.
Final Accounts auditing from home Read more about Final Accounts auditing from home Lucy Herman recounts her experiences leading the audit of Public Services Ombudsman for Wales Public Service Ombudsman for Wales (PSOW) final accounts audit has now been completed. At Audit Wales we’ve had to adapt the way we do our audit work during the pandemic, and as accounts came in thick and fast here are some of our experiences on the positives and pitfalls of remote auditing.
New Senior Studio Co-ordinator Role Read more about New Senior Studio Co-ordinator Role We’re seeking to appoint a Senior Studio Co-ordinator to oversee and manage an integrated publishing and design service within Audit Wales. Main Duties Reporting to the Head of Communications, the Senior Studio Co-ordinator will help manage individuals, workflow, and service delivery within publishing and design.