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The draft National Quality Standardsfor Substance Misuse Services, Statement 7, advocates that an individual’s assessedneeds should be met, even if a particular service cannot provide these, by seekinga referral to a service designed to meet those specific needs.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 March 2005
Any such appointment to the civil service would operate within the framework of conduct, propriety and impartiality provided by the Civil Service Management Code and the Civil Service Code.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
18 December 2001
The number of GPs was variable and not recorded. Since November 2000 medical services have been provided under contract to provide a specified service.
It appears that less money would be available for services. Some services might be determined locally, but there would be no real ability to raise taxation locally.
This is a challenging time for local authorities, especially in provision of education and social work services. Social work services in particular face major issues if they are to meet the expectations of society and Government.
Copies of the Improvement Service’s Objectives, Programmes and Priorities 2005-2006 are available from the Parliament’s Reference Centre (Bib. number 36807).