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In other words, whatever the incentive was, it was present and it was working. Two days later, I visited the transplant unit in Edinburgh royal infirmary, where staff showed exactly the same commitment despite the fact that they worked in a totally different kind of clinical service.
That is at an early stage just now; it has just kicked off this season, with the Traveller visitations, and so far we are not having any difficulty with it.
Committee members have heard similar responses from prison officers, prisoners and other agencies during our visits to prisons. What are the key factors for an effective transition from prison into the community?
Home-Start Scotland, which operates throughout Scotland, also offers one-to-one support through home visits. Those two organisations operate with well-trained and dedicated volunteers and they provide a valuable service to our most vulnerable people.
In the reception of my constituency office, I have as many leaflets as possible on all the subjects under the sun, which can be distributed to people who visit the office, because, sometimes, they are not sure which organisation to approach.
I am sure that we do not want another Holyrood howler to be visited on us.Given that your position and that of the Executive are poles apart—you think that five or 10 times as many kids may have additional support needs—should the bill not go back to the drawing board?
In addition, the bill would allow visits in the patient's home by persons responsible for providing care or treatment, but does not say that the visits would have to be for the purpose of providing such care and treatment.