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Date answered:
20 September 2005
S2W-19056
No data is collected at a national level relating to the incidence of autism spectrum disorder among people sleeping rough. The Scottish Executive funds Glasgow Homelessness Network to collect data from organisations providing services to rough sleepers across Scotland.
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Date answered:
27 June 2005
S2W-17305
Alcohol and Drugs Action Teamswere required to draw up, publish by April 2003 and subsequently implement a localthree year alcohol action plan based on an assessment of local needs and resources.The Scottish Executive providedindividual feedback on each of these plans which were subsequently published onthe alcohol information website.As a result, the Scottish Executivemade available specific funding of £8 million over two years. We indicated thatwe would expect priority to be given to filling identified service gaps in the currentfunding round, using the Alcohol Problems and Support and Treatment Services Frameworkas a guide.
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Date answered:
11 May 2005
S2W-16223
We are improving the national wide area telecommunications network through a contract recently signed with BT which will supply required broadband wherever it is needed. Central funding already covers primary care connections and will extend to hospital over the next two years to support applications such as telemedicine and PACS.
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Date answered:
5 May 2005
S2W-16175
The Scottish Executive, through Supporting People grant, funds advice and assistance to older people to maintain their own gardens independently.
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Date answered:
5 May 2005
S2W-15720
To ask the Scottish Executive how many GP practices have withdrawn minor injuries services as a result of the NHS board opting not to fund the enhanced payments scheme for provision of these services under the new GP contract.
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Date answered:
29 April 2005
S2W-16033
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the finding of Professor James McEwen's review of the provision of chronic pain services that pain clinics generate direct health service savings equal to twice their running costs, what plans there are to (a) produce a national strategy for pain services and (b) fund the provision of comprehensive pain services i...
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Date answered:
25 April 2005
S2W-15636
A Prostate Cancer Risk ManagementPrimary Care Resource Pack has been circulated to every general practitioner inScotland to help provide advice to men about prostate cancer risk.We have made available £4 millionover two years to fund 10 well man pilot clinics across the country targeting ourmost disadvantaged men who are at the greatest risk of poor health....
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Date answered:
18 March 2005
S2W-15064
Findings from the Review are expected to be published in July 2005.In April this year, Scottish Executive Education Department will be asking local authorities and TEIs to submit reports on their roles within the Student Placement Scheme and how local authorities utilised the funding paid from the Executive in 2004-05.
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Date answered:
10 March 2005
S2W-14734
To ask the Scottish Executive what specific methods it uses to attract economic migrants entering the United Kingdom from the EU accession states to Scotland and what funding has been allocated to support any such methods.
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Date answered:
3 March 2005
S2O-05582
For example, the new Community Health Partnerships will include attention on integrated dementia services and we are investing in proposals for a managed care network in Tayside.With Alzheimer Scotland - Action on Dementia, we have published guidance on improvements which is already influencing change. We are helping fund Alzheimer Scotland workshops to pro...
