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Both NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have provided assurances that cystic fibrosis specialist nurses working on the ward for a limited period will not curtail their ability to provide specialist care and support, including home visits if this is required by families.
Both NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have assured me that Cystic Fibrosis specialist nurses working on the ward will not curtail their ability to provide home visits, if this is required by families.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 January 2010
The NHS QIS overview report, Lessons learned from NHS QIS visits to NHS Orkney, NHS Highland and NHS Grampian following Clostridium difficile incidents: Overview Report - June 2009, highlighted the need for establishing a formal HAI improvement programme based on an alliance led by NHS QIS.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 September 2009
The SFF has also responded to recent flood events in Cupar and Milnathort and has provided advice and support through personal visits and drop in flood surgeries for victims of the July floods.
His response is as follows: It is widely recognised that family contact is beneficial to the rehabilitation process and it is undoubtedly the case that some people will have to travel further to go to Peterhead than is currently the case in visiting HMP Aberdeen. However, this has to be viewed in the context that at present, mid-June, within Aberdeen Priso...
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Date answered:
21 April 2009
In recent months, the First Minister, the Cabinet Secretary, the Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism and I have visited key Scottish manufacturers of low emission vehicles, electric vehicle batteries and other alternative fuels.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
13 March 2009
As part of this work, Deafblind Scotland are currently using the section 16b funding to visit all health boards and to work with them to develop and improve services and ensure equality of access for those who are deafblind.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
5 September 2008
NHS Forth Valley have advised that the stolen laptop contained names, addresses and audiology details of 89 patients and that the details were held on the laptop for home visit purposes only. The laptop was kept in a locked cupboard behind locked doors and was double password-protected, though not encrypted.
However, Scottish Government has funded initiatives such as Generation Science, a touring science engagement programme managed by the Edinburgh International Science Festival, which this year visited a number of schools in the Kilmarnock and Loudoun area.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 January 2008
The three bodies will be jointly responsible foroperating Rural Priorities, and applicants will receive the same service from whicheveroffice they choose to visit. This “one stop shop” approach will offer applicantsgreater flexibility and efficiency savings when accessing funding from the ScottishGovernment to support their rural development proposals.