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This would, where appropriate, recognise the established role of the Procurator Fiscal Service, and take account of policy developments in England (specifically the Shipman Inquiry’s work on death certification) and international good practice.”
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Date answered:
28 February 2005
His response is as follows:SPS aims to provide appropriate care for all vulnerable prisoners, principally through the professionalism of the SPS front-line staff who are trained to identify vulnerable prisoners and help them cope with prison life. The SPS has developed the widely praised ACT suicide prevention system.
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Date answered:
31 January 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in line with recommendations from the UK Consensus Conference on Hepatitis C, it plans to open more treatment centres or develop nurse-led outreach clinics to address the ongoing difficulty of hepatitis C positive individuals having to travel long distances to attain treatment when they are unwell and what the reasons...
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Date answered:
19 January 2005
As stated in SSS, a Memorandum of Understanding is being developed between Scottish Enterprise and Communities Scotland to ensure alignment of activities in respect of area regeneration projects.
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Date answered:
19 January 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions have taken place with local authorities and voluntary sector providers regarding the development of better support for carers when the person being cared for is terminally ill and spending their last days in their own home.
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20 December 2004
In Environment and Rural Affairs department there are 4.5 full-time equivalent energy-related civil service jobs in the Climate Change Team (located in Edinburgh). In the Development department there are two full-time equivalent energy-related civil service jobs in the Fuel Poverty Strategy team, and 1.5 full-time equivalent energy-related civil service job...
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Date answered:
15 December 2004
The NHS QIS report, Adult Renal Services: National Overview recognised that the impact of travelling is greatest in remote and rural areas, but noted that many units were developing plans for more satellite dialysis units.
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Date answered:
26 November 2004
No such projections are produced. ISD Scotland has developed a web-based system, “System Watch”, which aims to monitor and predict pressure within the NHS in Scotland.
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Date answered:
19 November 2004
Local schemes for the voluntary accreditation of landlords will build on registration by recognising the achievement of specific physical and management standards. A working group is currently developing regulations and guidance for registration and will aim to ensure that there is no duplication between registration and accreditation.
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Date answered:
18 November 2004
Enterprise and Lifelong Learning’s targets 1 to 3 refer to increasing business expenditure on research and development, improving the productivity of Scottish industry, and improving Scotland’s entrepreneurial performance respectively.