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xiLetter from Dr Alan MacDonald, Chair, Scottish Medicines Consortium, on the Supply and Demand for Medicines, 26 February 2020
Rose Marie Parr, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, said the Scottish Government encouraged pharmaceutical companies to assess their licence.
The guidance is available at : www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/web-resources-container/covid-19-information-and-guidance-for-social-community-and-residential-care-settings/ Most recently, our letter to providers about the move to level 4 restrictions on 22 December, recommends that larger homes subdivide into smaller units (ideally as small as is possible to support...
In May 2020, Health Protection Scotland carried out a Rapid Review of Literature: 'Assessing the infection prevention and control measures for the prevention and management of COVID-19 in health and care settings', which identified that, currently there is no clear evidence of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). This is published on the HPS web...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 April 2020
In terms of accessibility, digital services such as computerised Cognitive Behaviour Therapies (cCBT) are developed with a maximum reading age of 10, with the option of subtitles for those users with hearing difficulties. cCBT and internet enabled CBT are delivered through web browsers so work with the various accessibility tools such as "Read Aloud".
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
6 February 2018
Information on how many (a) full time and (b) part time (i) consultant and (ii) other radiologists have been employed in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS Board, is published by ISD Scotland and is available at the following web links:- Information between 30 September 1999 and 30 September 2001 (please note this does not provide a breakdown of full...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 November 2016
Along with our partners in the Scottish Government facilitated forced marriage network, we have developed and distributed a range of printed and web based information and awareness raising materials which include information and contact details for a range of support organisations.