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This meeting is a franchise commitment and the Scottish Executive play an active role to ensure First ScotRail, in conjunction with other industry partners, are addressing services where there are concerns with performance.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 January 2006
These measures will be delivered through health visiting services, practice nurses, school nursing services and initiatives determined by local co-ordinators.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 January 2006
Year Patients Registered with a GP 1999 5,365,480 2000 5,347,041 2001 5,352,543 2002 5,345,042 2003 5,347,881 2004 5,373,797 2005 5,389,979 Source: Community Health Index (CHI) extract, Practitioner Services Division (PSD), NHS National Services Scotland.Note: 1.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 January 2006
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows: The SPS are content with the terms of our contract with Kilmarnock Prison Services Ltd, which has delivered excellent performance.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 December 2005
It would not normally be expected that Scottish Enterprise would support local authorities in their delivery of public services but they may choose to do so where there is a primary economic rationale for the investment.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 December 2005
The commission is responsible for regulating care services against the requirements of the act and associated regulations, taking account of the appropriate National Care Standards, including clinical standards published by NHS Quality Improvement Scotland.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 December 2005
There is no disagreement between experts in the Scottish Fingerprint Service about the introduction of a non-numeric standard of fingerprint identification.