This search includes all content on the Scottish Parliament website, except for Votes and Motions. All Official Reports (what has been said in Parliament) and Questions and Answers are available from 1999. You can refine your search by adding and removing filters.
This promotional activity is taking a number of forms, including issuing regular e-bulletins to over 2,000 international contacts and use of the Biotechnology Scotland website, where 50% of visitors to the site are from overseas.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 April 2000
Cause-of-death figures for 1998 and earlier years are available on the website of the General Register Office for Scotland, http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 September 2006
However, only a single candidate has beenidentified in Scotland, and discussions are currently being held with him witha view to agreeing the best way of ensuring that individual can pursue thecourse.
Extensive guidance has been given to local authorities to establish local strategies to assess local needs and priorities, and make best use of these resources.Housing support service providers must contract with local authorities for Supporting People grant.
The prevalence surveyis due to report in 2007.A best practice statement onurinary catheterisation and catheter care, developed by the HAI Task Force, waspublished by Quality Improvement Scotland in June 2004.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 February 2006
Copies of all three are available from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.The report provides a historic opportunity to modernise social work practice and gives focus for the work of social workers to do the things that they are best equipped and trained to do. Social work services must be designed and delivered around the needs of people who use th...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
2 February 2006
Having considered carefully the views of local authorities, housing associations and others, I have concluded that this can best be achieved by retaining the current arrangements with no further transfers of budget responsibility.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 December 2005
Whilst nurses already make a vital and valued contribution, the framework re-focuses this to ensure that the best use is made of their skills and expertise.School nurses work in partnership with a range of health and local authority colleagues to deliver a range of services for children and young people.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
29 September 2005