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The Council also providedan assessment of a number of potential sites, including Sydes Brae, having regardto, amongst other things, the development plan designation, environmentaland amenity impact, ground conditions and availability of access.
We have consistently emphasised the role that up-to-date technology and telemedicine techniques can play in securing improvements for patients in rural areas.The White Paper Our National Health made clear that NHS boards are responsible for planning to roll out good practice emerging from projects sponsored by the Remote and Rural Areas Resource Initiative....
The SPS's assessment will depend on Reliance's proposed revised implementationprogramme.The tests the SPS will apply will include checks that Reliance have adequatestaff and vehicles in place, that staff are fully trained and certificated and familiarwith the task, that a communication plan has been implemented, that adequate contingencyplans are in place a...
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will undertake the national consultation on smoking in public places, which it committed itself to in its Tobacco Control Action Plan, A Breath of Fresh Air for Scotland, published in January 2004.
The Sensory Impairment ActionPlan, launched in January 2004 recognises the importance of improving training forstaff who provide services for people with a sensory impairment, including thosewho are deaf or hard of hearing, and the Scottish Executive is now taking the work of theAction Plan forward to address issues, including training for social work and o...
To ask the Scottish Executive how the withdrawal of livestock improvement schemes contributes to the plan for the eradication of scrapie from sheep flocks.
Although welfare benefits area reserved matter, the Executive is committed to improving the services for blindand partially sighted people in Scotland and has recently launched its Eye Care Review which willpromote better integration of services within the NHS, and between the NHS and otheragencies.It has also begun working withother bodies on implementing the recommendations in the Sensory Impairment ActionPlan which will address the community care needs of people who are blind, deaf ordeafblind. The action plan...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
30 March 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any proposals to provide a minor injuries clinic in central Edinburgh following the relocation of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and whether there has been an increase in ambulance call-outs from the city centre following the relocation of the infirmary. The planning and provisionof minor injuries services ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 March 2004
The Executive has not issuedand has no plans to issue advice to local authorities on the implementation ofguidance issued by the Institute of Sport and Recreation Management on child to adult ratiosin swimming pools.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 March 2004
In addition, dataextractions according to specified requirements can be provided that includes establishingtrend data on how tourists plan their holidays. Data provided is intended toassist VisitScotland to focus its marketing activity and assist strategicdecision making.