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I would also like to raise my concern about a possible conflict between the attorney's decision and the best clinical judgment. Given what Ben Wallace said about the fact that the present arrangements leave many incapable adults open to financial and medical abuse, I was uncomfortable when Sheila McLean said that incapacity was a legal definition rather tha...
The present mechanism is that a question from each of them heads the list. That is the best way to do it. Therefore, two of the six questions would be automatically chosen.
I am certainly not suggesting that we downplay the role of any standards committee; I am simply trying to find ways of making the best and most efficient use of members' time.
There is absolutely no doubt that our medical schools are among the very best in the world. People travel to them from North America, Europe, Asia and further afield—and, of course, from elsewhere in the United Kingdom.
I am certainly reassured by the First Minister's commitment to support the EU regulation, but I have to say that it must be one of the best-kept secrets in Scotland. It is an entitlement for all NHS patients in Scotland.
Given that rule 5.6.1(b) says that the Parliamentary Bureau allocates time, will the Presiding Officer look into this issue, investigate previous best practice and issue some guidance?