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Understanding the benefits currently being delivered under the Woods in and Around Towns scheme, and how best to build on them, will form an important part of that conversation.
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Date answered:
12 November 2021
The COVID-19 booster will be administered by both Health Boards and GP practices. Health Boards will seek to make best use of their locally available resources when planning delivery whilst being mindful of the need to protect core GP services.
Transport Scotland liaises on a regular basis with the Department for Transport, and a Four Nations Green Bus Group has recently been convened to meet on a quarterly basis to discuss policy and share best practice. S6W-00654
Keeping the existing approach might still make sense for the other category, which is where portfolio holders commission services. The best example that I can give is the training of nurses.
Estimated social security spend of £350 million this year, including on our best start grant, offers financial support across the early years to low-income parents.
We have done quite a bit of work on the resourcing piece and on skills. On best practice, the work that Craig McLaren, the national planning improvement champion, has taken forward is significant.