The Road to Recovery: One year On

This publication was published on 27th May 2009.

“A progress report detailing achievements over the last year following the publication of Scotland’s drugs strategy “The Road to Recovery”.

Acute Activity to 31 March 2008 (quarterly and annual data)

This document was published on 26th May 2009.

“Acute Activity to 31 March 2008 (quarterly and annual data) – This release contains information on acute hospital activity within NHS Scotland includng current data and historic trends in secondary care provisions and patient contact with the service. Refreshed data for the year ending 31 March 2008 on inpatient, day case and outpatient activity, and multiple emergency admissions and new data to quarter ending 31 March 2009 is presented in this publication.”

Devolution: A Decade On

This report was published on 24th May 2009.

“Ten years on from the official opening of the Scottish Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales, we thought it necessary to undertake a review of devolution in order to consider its impact on the United Kingdom and the development of devolution policy since 1999.”

Unauthorised Disclosure of Heads of Report from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Volume 1 of this report and the written evidence report were published on 21st May 2009.

Guidance on pre school teacher deployment

This document was published on the scottish Government’s web page on 19th May 2009.

“A Smarter Scotland will be one where all children are given the opportunity to develop and to thrive at all stages of their educational experience. The Scottish Government’s National Performance Framework sets out a number of National Outcomes which will support the move towards a Smarter Scotland.”

Banking Act 2009: Supplementary report on retrospective legislation

This report was published on 18th May 2009.

Maternity Services Action Group (MSAG): Neonatal Services Sub Group: Review of Neonatal Services in Scotland

This report was published on 15th May 2009.

“One of the priority areas recognised by the Maternity Services Action Group is the provision of neonatal services. To consider this issue the Maternity Services Action Group established a Neonatal Services Sub-group which was tasked to undertake a review. This report comprises the conclusions of that review and the recommendations the sub-group is making to the Maternity Services Action Group.”

Change Over Time in the Context, Outcomes and Inequalities of Secondary Schooling in Scotland, 1985-2005

This report was published on 14th May 2009.

“This research uses data from the Scottish School Leavers Survey to examine the change over time in the context, outcomes and inequalities of secondary schooling in Scotland, in the period 1985-2005″

Partnership Matters

This guide was published by the Scottish Government on 11th May 2009.

“Partnership Matters – A Guide to Local Authorities, NHS Boards and Voluntary Organisations on Supporting Students with Additional Needs in Colleges and Universities in Scotland“

Mathematics performance in primary schools: getting the best results

This report was published on 7th May 2009.

“…the Committee took evidence from the Department on mathematics performance in maintained primary schools in England.”