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The information requested on costs relating to the treatment of venous thromboembolism / deep vein thrombosis for the last 10 years is not centrally held.

However, information on the cost of a hospital admission for deep vein thrombosis for financial years 2010-11 – 2013-14 is available from the Scottish National Tariff published on the ISD website, and is illustrated in the following table.

Table 1: Cost of a hospital admission for deep vein thrombosis¹: 2010-11 – 2013-14

1. Deep Vein Thrombosis as recorded in Scottish National Tariff (HRG code EB11Z [2010/11], QZ20Z [2011/12-2013/14]).

Ref: IR2016-00250

Source: Scottish National Tariff, ISD Scotland

Territorial NHS Boards are responsible for ensuring the availability of cervical screening services for local residents. It is expected that NHS Boards work with GPs and local sexual and reproductive health clinics to ensure that satisfactory appointment systems are in place for the benefit of eligible women.

The Scottish Government provided an answer to questions (a) S5W-05507; and (b) S5W-05508 on 31 January 2017.

Questions (c) S5W-05509, (d) S5W-05510, (e) S5W-05511 and (f) S5W-05512 were answered on 6 February 2017.

The delay in answering these questions was due to ascertaining that the Scottish Government held no further relevant information.

We are rightly proud of our unique CashBack for Communities Programme which is delivered by partner organisations on our behalf. Information on the funding given to CashBack partners and other community initiatives is set out on the Scottish Government website http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Justice/policies/community-engagement/cashback/CashBack-Financial. We do not hold information on an annual breakdown for the years 2008-09 to 2012-13 therefore these are grouped together.

The information does not show organisations who may have benefited from small grant schemes run by our CashBack Partners YouthLink, Youth Scotland and Creative Scotland. This information is not held centrally.

Since 2008 we have committed £92 million to CashBack for Communities and other community initiatives.

There were no applications made between May 2011 and December 2013.

Applications for Phase 3 of CashBack for Communities (2014-2017) were received in December 2013. The following organisations were unsuccessful in their application:

Boxing Scotland

Scottish Marriage Care

The Outward Bound Trust

Shelter Scotland

Inspiring Scotland link up

Theatre Modo Ltd

Badminton Scotland

Scottish Hockey

Cycling Scotland

Cricket Scotland

Scottish Handball Association

Spartans Community Football Academy

A & M Training

The Zone Initiative Limited

Inverclyde Community Trust

Working on Wheels

Edinburgh University Students Association

Keep Scotland Beautiful

YMCA Scotland

North United Communications Limited

Columba 1400

Venture Trust

Showcase the Street

Wideo Media Ltd

Cycling Scotland

Sports Leaders

Drumchapel Table Tennis Club

Snow Camp Scotland

East Scotland Warriors

Key Fitness

Aberdeen Lads Club

Glasgow Life

Bells Brae School

Gladiator Programme

NG Homes

West of Scotland Housing Association

New College Lanarkshire

Braveheart Industries

Moffat CAN

Lowland Reserve Force and Cadet Association

High Life Highland

Opportunity Enhancement Trust

Scottish Media Academy

Farr High School Fund

Highland Small Communities Housing Trust

Dunaverty Hall- Southend

Horsader Community Development Trust

Bankie Talk Talking Newspaper

Scottish Premier Football League Trust

Hearts and Minds

North East Sensory Services

Smart Play Network

International Voluntary Service Great Britain

The Scottish Centre for Personal Safety

St Andrews First Aid

Chance for Change

SAY Woman

Loanhead After School Club and Community Nursery

Go Country

Applications for Phase 4 (2017-20) of CashBack for Communities were received in June 2016. The following organisations were unsuccessful in their application:-

Street League

SkillForce Development Scotland

A&M Scotland

Liber8 (Lanarkshire) Ltd

StreetGames UK Limited

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award

The Lennox Partnership

Scottish Squash and Racketball

Dame Kelly Holmes Trust

High Life Highland

Kibble Education and Care Centre

Bauer Radio's Cash for Kids

ENABLE Scotland

Glasgow Bike Station

Scottish Association for Mental Health

Judo Scotland

Children in Scotland

Winning Scotland Foundation

PKC S'porting Solutions CIC

Social Enterprise Academy

Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Organisations Scotland

Open Secret

Vox Liminis

The Y Centre Limited

Leonard Cheshire Disability

Sported Foundation

Muirhouse Youth Development Group

Ashfield Development Trust

Scottish Volleyball Association

Trust Rugby

There may be other organisations who were unsuccessful in obtaining funding from CashBack through small grant schemes operated by Creative Scotland, YouthLink Scotland and Youth Scotland. This information is not held centrally.

The Scottish Government does not hold this information centrally.

The Medium Combustion Plants Directive requirements are phased over a number of years with full implementation required by 2030. This supports the incorporation of the Directive's requirements into new and forthcoming investment decisions. The health resource budget will increase by almost £2 billion by the end of this Parliament. From that increase, NHS boards will manage the requirement of any new legislation in respect of the Medium Combustion Plants Directive.

The Scottish Government’s consultation on transposition of the EU Medium Combustion Plants Directive closes on 10 March and a summary of the consultation responses will be published in the Spring. The Directive sets out a number of legal requirements that apply across the EU. It provides for a number of potential derogations and the consultation seeks views as to if, and how, they should be applied in Scotland. The Directive requires transposition into domestic legislation by December 2017.

On 8 February 2017 we will launch a new, hard-hitting awareness raising campaign on cervical screening targeted at 25-35 year old women living in Scotland from lower socio economic groups as we know they are less likely to attend.

Officials work closely with Health Boards to develop initiatives to improve uptake for women from disadvantaged backgrounds within the Scottish Cervical Screening Programme. Recent local initiatives include regular drop in screening sessions for women from disadvantaged backgrounds and clinics engaging with homeless women and those seeking help for drug and alcohol use.

We recently commissioned research with women from disadvantaged backgrounds into the reasons for non-uptake of the screening invitation. The results of this work will inform our engagement and communications strategy to support the programme and encourage participation in cervical screening particularly amongst those less likely to attend when invited.

Furthermore, we are investing £5m of funding from the Cancer Strategy in our screening programmes to reduce inequalities in access to screening in Scotland.

Scottish Government officials work closely with Cervical Screening Coordinators from all NHS Boards to develop initiatives to improve uptake for all women and to promote cervical screening services by communicating effectively with a range of audiences. Recent local initiatives to increase cervical screening coverage include running cervical screening awareness workshops to tackle the cultural differences that can cause barriers to attending for cervical screening and dedicated staff working with women with learning difficulties to facilitate cervical screening and assist during appointments.

We recently commissioned NHS Health Scotland to review the cervical screening public information. The results of this work included a new patient information leaflet "A smear test could save your life" which was launched last summer. This recently received one of the 2016 Plain English Awards and will help ensure we communicate the benefits of cervical screening effectively.

All communication materials are available in number of languages and other translations can be requested, ensuring that women from black and ethnic minority groups have equitable access to communication materials in order to make an informed decision on participating in the programme cervical screening.

Two easy-to-read leaflets in NHS Health Scotland’s ‘Keep Yourself Healthy’ series are available for cervical screening and support people with learning difficulties to make an informed choice. NHS Boards are encouraged to make use of the materials available to them when discussing cervical screening with women who have learning difficulties.

Furthermore, we are investing £5m of funding from the Cancer Strategy in our screening programmes to reduce inequalities in access to screening in Scotland. Officials are currently working to establish a network, involving clinical and academic experts from across Scotland as well as organisations such as Cancer Research UK and Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust to identify new activities, learning from local practice and innovation to improve uptake of screening programmes, particularly amongst those less likely to participate in screening.