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Note: *Represents 10 months of the year. (b) New Attenders “ Ayr Hospital A&E Department Year New Attenders 2006-07 40,651 2007-08 40,482 2008-09 40,993 2009-10* 38,026* Source: NHS Ayrshire and Ar...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many new or substantially refurbished hospitals have been (a) planned and (b) constructed since 2007, listed by date of approval and completion.
Given the points that you and Mr Henderson have made about relieving as much pressure from the new crossing as possible, would it not be advantageous, as many of us have argued with the minister, to have the new park-and-choose facilities at Halbeath and Rosyth in place before the new crossing is completed?
Those people have been paid during the period of discussion with trade unions while we implement the new scheme. Compromise agreements are costing us approximately £5 million a year while we put together a new grading scheme for rated-as-equivalent women manual workers.
On the broader issue of efficiency, the latest determination for Scottish Water, which is one of the few areas in the budget that is reducing in 2010-11, shows an expectation of a 14 per cent efficiency on capital.
All Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service staff involved in the new summary justice system have received two days of training which has been supplemented with new prosecutorial guidance which is focused on achieving the most appropriate outcome in each case at the earliest opportunity.
For example, it is difficult for boards to set up new practices in new housing developments, but that comes back to the issue of money again; the problems are not to do with the contractual options.