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Date answered:
24 February 2010
S3W-31304
Part of our strategy involves enhancing capacity within the service, and training current NHS staff to deliver a range of evidence based interventions. We are committed to developing a HEAT target for access to psychological therapies over this year for announcement in 2011-12.
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Date answered:
24 February 2010
S3W-31480
A Carbon Management Plan is currently being developed in conjunction with The Carbon Trust.
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Date answered:
1 February 2010
S3W-30925
The Carstairs Index is an area based measure of deprivation, which was developed by Vera Carstairs and Russell Morris, at Edinburgh University using data from the 1981 Census.
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Date answered:
26 January 2010
S3W-30711
The procurement of social care services is a matter for individual Councils; it would not be appropriate for ministers to intervene in local decision-making. We have, however, developed draft guidance on social care procurement, on which we are currently consulting http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/01/13125045/0.
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Date answered:
26 January 2010
S3W-30641
HDL(2007)21, Strengthening the Role of Managed Clinical Networks, indicates that local MCNs are now expected to seek accreditation from their NHS board, rather than NHS Quality Improvement Scotland, at an appropriate stage in their development. This approach is intended to integrate the MCNs with NHS boards'' service planning function.
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Date answered:
20 January 2010
S3W-30198
Local authorities have been asked to adhere to the recommendation 4 of the Teacher Employment Working Group, published in October 2008, to help develop more opportunities for newly qualified teachers by reducing the use of retired teachers in supply work.
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Date answered:
15 December 2009
S3W-29615
The Mental Health Collaborative is working closely with the NHS boards to ensure implementation of this target. This includes the development of good systems and processes needed to increase the number of people with a diagnosis as well as measures around the quality of the support offered.
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Date answered:
10 December 2009
S3W-29532
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scotland’s Climate Change Declaration will have a role alongside the public body duties included in the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 and, if not, what steps are being taken to ensure a smooth transition from the commitments in Scotland’s Climate Change Declaration to the duties under the act. In developing guidan...
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Date answered:
26 November 2009
S3W-28796
The Scottish Government is clear that the principle of increased competition and choice for business and individual consumers is a welcome development. We are also clear that it is vital that all efforts are made to build upon the skills and expertise which currently exists in Scotland by ensuring that opportunities for jobs and headquarter functions are ma...
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12 November 2009
S3W-28618
The Scottish Government has regular discussions with the UK Government and the governments of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Wales on a wide range of energy policy issues. In particular, we are further developing our discussions on possible areas for closer joint working and interconnection through the energy grid and marine workstreams of the British Iris...
