Report Health and social care Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board - Transformin... It is widely recognised that many parts of the Welsh health and social care system are under considerable pressure. The current situation is unsustainable because these services continue to face excessive levels of demand against a background of constrained financial resources and there is now an urgent need for service transformation and whole system change. View more
Report Health and social care Hywel Dda Local Health Board Unscheduled Care and Chronic Co... This document has been prepared for the internal use of Hywel Dda Health Board as part of work performed in accordance with statutory functions, the Code of Audit Practice and the Statement of Responsibilities issued by the Auditor General for Wales. View more
Report Health and social care Public Health Wales NHS Trust Screening Division Management ... This document has been prepared for the internal use of Public Health Wales NHS Trust as part of work performed in accordance with statutory functions, the Code of Audit Practice and the Statement of Responsibilities issued by the Auditor General for Wales. View more
Report Finance Monmouthshire County 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 Arts, culture and leisure Newport City Council Annual Improvement Report 2013 Each year, the Auditor General must report on how well Welsh councils, fire and rescue authorities, and national parks are planning for improvement and delivering their services. Drawing on the work of the relevant Welsh inspectorates, as well as work undertaken on his behalf by the Wales Audit Office, this report presents a picture of improvement over the last year View more
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