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Once we have had the opportunity to consider its recommendations and those of the UK heat sector review, the Executive will be better placed to form a view as to how we best encourage the development of this sector.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 August 2005
This is an opportunity to make better use of the combined expertise of the health and justice services in such matters and the arrangements for monitoring effectiveness will build on the best of what already exists. S2W-17960
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
29 April 2005
The Executive has made Professor McEwen’s report available to NHS boards and will be holding a conference to discuss best practice on pain management in the near future.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 April 2005
Each of the possible solutions to improve deterrence requires a degree of compromise and the pros and cons of each are being weighed. The best solution will be decided upon by the end of May.
The focus of central funding from the Executive is on national organisations, while local voluntary sector services are expected to source their funding locally. We are considering how best to secure an integrated approach to the needs of families in transition by aligning family relationship support services more closely with other important services to ch...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 February 2005
The findings will give a clear indication of the extent and nature of paraphernalia distribution by needle exchanges, including pharmacy schemes.In addition to specific allocations for Blood Borne Viruses and drug treatment, health boards are given a unified budget to meet the health care needs of their resident population. It is for boards to decide how best to utilise this funding to meet local and national priorities.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 December 2004
NHS boards have also been allocated£34.9 million in 2004-05 for the provision of a range of enhanced services, whichincludes services to drug misusers. It is for boards to decide how best to provideenhanced services in their area, taking account of local circumstances.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
13 October 2004
Individual consultation teams are, however, best placed to decide how to consult on any particular issue, taking account of a full range of factors, such as communication impairments and the nature of the target audience.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 September 2004
It supports projects of a sufficiently high standard initiated by the research community in Scotland. The best way therefore for interested parties to contribute to motor neurone disease (MND) research projects is through contact with NHS and academic researchers specialising in this field.