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I am also aware that the Minister for Public Health and Sport is due to visit the hepatitis treatment centre in Tayside later this month and will, I am sure, learn more about the approach at that visit.
A lot of what we do to achieve energy efficiency does not necessarily make the property cheaper for the tenant who lives in it. We have experience and evidence that work that is done to improve a property’s energy efficiency can make it more expensive for the tenant.
We know that more people than ever before have had their HbA1c and foot risk score measured, and have received retinopathy screening. However, there is more to be done to increase uptake of these important health checks.
We have also previously made funding available to optometry practices to purchase state of the art testing and screening equipment to facilitate the new examinations.
Proposals for woodland creation must submit an application with details of the project for a formal opinion under Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (Scotland) Regulations 1999 to Forestry Commission Scotland who will carry out a screening exercise to decide whether or not a project is likely to have significant effects on the environment.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 November 2012
The Scottish Government is using a number of methods to raise the public’s awareness of screening programmes (for bowel, breast and cervical) and the early signs and symptoms of cancer to encourage people to seek help earlier.
Once a site has been purchased, an Environmental Impact Assessment screening exercise is undertaken. Further information on this can be found on the Forestry Commission website at http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/infd-5zgmp7.