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At the end of the day, Gaelic thrives in a community, so acknowledging that, in a particular area, multiple agencies and bodies will be responsible and accountable to the community is one significant change.
Indeed, Ms Weatheritt’s NHS Lanarkshire consultant has already raised issues to do with post-surgery care with the national transvaginal mesh accountable officers’ group. 10:45 Ms Weatheritt’s case is emotive.
I expect NHS boards that service remote and rural areas to take account of the particular needs of their communities, to ensure that services are delivered flexibly and innovatively, to recognise the concerns of local populations and to take account of the significant geographical challenges.
Monitoring and Accountability Framework
The VHA includes a commitment to produce a monitoring and accountability framework to "provide evidence and visibility over progress towards agreed outcomes".iScottish Government (2023).