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In developing the proposed qualification framework, the Scottish Social Services Council has taken account of the diverse nature of social services in Scotland.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 October 2002
The Executive has allocated over £108 million to the Scottish Ambulance Service this year. This represents a 7.4% increase on last year and reflects the Executive's support for the service's modernisation agenda, including the implementation of priority-based dispatch.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 September 2002
We are also developing Local Outcome Agreements with local government to agree specific outcome targets for certain services, including care services for older people.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 April 2002
The Rehabilitation Technology Information Service (ReTIS), jointly funded by NHS boards, was established to provide a national information service in the field of Rehabilitation Technology (this includes the wheelchair and seating service).
We have addressed those issues.The question is really for the Scottish Court Service; it is a matter for that service to decide which courts to equip and furnish.
It could spark a debate, but I will not join in.At Westminster, the incorporation of outcomes in the formal budget process has been given up, but outcomes are being incorporated through the spending reviews and the public service agreements. The details of the public service agreements are good.
It was certainly the intention behind the global settlement for local government that authorities should be free to boost, if they so choose, the sort of services that Donald Gorrie mentioned—what might be called local services.
An integrated approach in the area cannot fail to cover rail services. Similarly, the importance of lifeline air links in the Highlands and Islands makes it essential that joint strategies in the region cover air services.