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This covers services delivered outside hospitals, such as district nursing, health visiting, home dialysis, GP out of hours services and prevention services, such as breast screening and health promotion1ISD Scotland. (2018, November 20).
(S3O-13203) The First Minister and the previous Minister for Skills and Lifelong Learning, Keith Brown, have enjoyed visits to Borders College. I have yet to meet the principal of the college, but I look forward to an early opportunity to do so.
To that end, we have worked with Learning and Teaching Scotland to produce online advice and guidance for teachers who want to get involved in the outdoor learning experience, which is something that we very much encourage.Lord Young, who used to be an adviser to the Conservative Government, has made recommendations for educational visits in order to reduce...
I am always very happy when I hear of companies that want to bring forward new proposals. In my visits around the country and my interactions with groups such as the Freight Transport Association, I have strongly made the point that we could do with more good-quality applications.
Submissions are about to be made by an appointed architect-led design team.I recall that the last time Murdo Fraser asked me about the work of the National Trust for Scotland at Bannockburn was when he objected to school pupils from far-flung areas being given funding to take buses to visit Bannockburn. He might want a new centre; it is just disappointing t...
There are also a number of clinical consultation rooms and diagnostic and therapy services that will be accessed by visiting patients. Will it have an out-patient department that includes X-ray services, child health and physiotherapy, with four treatment rooms?
Equally, any operational decisions involving Bilston—I have visited the control centre there—are matters for the chief constable, for which he will be held to account by the police board convener.
I have dealt with several of my constituents who were not initially approved because their system was working when the inspector visited. I have issued the clear instruction to the Energy Saving Trust and Scottish Gas that, when a system is not working properly or providing the necessary heating—particularly for older people—they must take a sympathetic and...
I think of them as many things, but that is not one of them.Rob Gibson is absolutely right that the news about Migdale is very good news for the people who will be served by the new hospital. I visited Migdale hospital some years ago now, and it was obvious to me then that it required substantial refurbishment, if not a complete new build.
(S3O-7972) I am in regular contact with Lothian and Borders Police to discuss matters relating to effective policing across the force. In July, I was pleased to visit Melrose, where I met the chief constable and local officers in the police station.