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It is particularly timely for the committee to be carrying out this work at present, because we expect the review that is provided for in the agreement to take place in 2025-26, although it is not yet clear whether that will lead to consideration of substantive changes.
The plan is underpinned by the key priorities that we set out in paragraph 26 of the report on NHS Forth Valley, which are “Putting patients first”, “Supporting staff” and “Working in partnership”.
Also with us is Jim Tierney, who was on one of those buses in Stepps 38 years ago today. He later spent 26 days and nights in Barlinnie and was sacked and blacklisted.
That is an issue that we identified in relation to paragraphs 25 and 26 of schedule 1, which cover the supply of fireworks by businesses in Scotland to addresses outwith Scotland.
Will she also consider the case of those who are receiving end-of-life treatment in our hospices or hospitals and who, frankly, do not want to die alone? Is she prepared to agree to the testing of immediate family members of people in that situation?
I completely agree with Lisa Hayward’s point about the need for transparency. We have a website where people can find out the council tax band of any property in Scotland.
Through the improvement plan, a number of local authorities worked with Social Work Scotland on the development of the framework, and a set of reflections and research has been published on the Care Inspectorate website, which holds the SDS library.
We assist very hard-to-reach communities, in which some people might not have digital skills and might not even know how to access emails, websites and all the rest of it, so the support has to be face to face.
I am quite surprised by that, because that is not represented in the comments and feedback on our website. I have gone to see my GP to see what services are available in Lothian, and they told me that there is nothing.