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Do other panel members see any difficulty with the current system as regards the pre-release of data? It is increasingly viewed as best practice to avoid the pre-release system, so it would be best to fall in line with UK practice, I think.
We take a global view on how to provide the best treatments at the best place so that both patient experiences and patient outcomes are optimised, and we work with other boards in order to do that.
Let me say very clearly that the NHS in Scotland will continue to use and learn from best practice in the delivery of healthcare, wherever that best practice exists.
It will require recognition that ministers do not know best, that one size does not fit all, and that island communities must be allowed both the power and the resources to make decisions that best reflect their needs.