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In this context, the Committee seeks assurance from the Scottish Government that secondary legislation related to the Bill (including Scottish and UK legislation) governing training, qualifications and standards will address the following:
UK-wide alignment of education and training standards;
ensuring all providers are suitably trained and qualified in health protection and infection control;
ensuring all providers are similarly suitably trained and qualified to be able to undertake patient mental health screening...
The policy aims to reduce premature male mortality by promoting preventive screening and addressing risk behaviours, such as smoking, alcohol consumption, and low health service attendance.
The Minister reiterated the position reflected in the Equality Impact Assessment for the instrument and the pre-screening questionnaire for a CRWIA, that the regulations do not create any new enforcement or monitoring mechanisms and as such a full CRWIA was not required.
We take evidence and follow advice from the national screening committee—and the advice is that screening adults on a whole-population basis would not be the most effective way forward.
Is a different model needed? On our visits, we saw raised beds being provided, and people getting small spaces to see whether they are able to sustain them.