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However, we are leading work with key stakeholders to develop a package of measures designed to reduce demand for temporary medical staff and, where their use is unavoidable, ensure they are both high quality and affordable.
The National Physical Activity Strategy, Let''s Make Scotland More Active was published in 2003. As part of the development of that strategy it was estimated that £85.2 million could be saved if levels of inactivity were reduced by 1% each year for the next five years.
Each NHS board has a duty as set out in HDL (2005) 9 to undertake equality impact assessments for changes in policy and service developments, which include significant policy or service changes to deliver more efficient healthcare.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
29 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether representatives of the Scottish-Islamic Foundation met Scottish Development International to discuss the proposed Islamic Expo and, if so, on what dates, broken down by officials involved.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on developing collaboration in research since its memorandum of understanding with Norway on co-operation and best practice in aquaculture was signed on 17 August 2009.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
13 April 2010
This includes support to the Improvement Service and COSLA to derive a list of options on which local authorities can draw in developing their own schemes. S3W-32767
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 February 2010
Ministers are still to decide in the light of proposals which are currently being developed for the new national advocacy service to support parents and young people in Tribunal proceedings under the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2009.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that the powers provided under section 18(3) and (4) of the Marine (Scotland) Bill will not be used to require private sector organisations to collect information for generic public use beyond that required to support development applications. The provisions within Section 18(3) and (4) allow Marine Scotland...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
13 January 2010
Data which will allow for an accurate calculation of the average waiting time for the installation of insulation measures will be available shortly as the scheme develops. S3W-30352