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Some people have cast doubt on that suggestion this evening. Last summer, I visited the Western Isles and saw an excellent health service whose hospitals largely depended on the input of GPs.
I meet groups all year, but as part of my preparations for the December meeting I have made a point of visiting a number of ports—as the convener is aware, I was in Aberdeen yesterday.
But why now, when there is no clear demonstration of public support for the introduction of tolls? This visit of yours to the committee, and the other visits that you predict will take place in the future, could be a complete waste of our time and your officials' time.
Are you familiar with the mental hospital at Carstairs? Yes. I have visited the hospital. Do you agree that the conditions and facilities there are a great improvement on what was there before?
Is part of it up and running already? On visits to fiscals' offices, I have been aware that something has been going on and that new systems are being tested.
Often, an elderly person who lives alone is admitted during the night, and it can be difficult to find out whether services have been visiting them, whether somebody is care managing them and whether they have a social worker.