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14 November 2006
S2W-29429
We have asked NHS boards tolook at their vacancies and consider whether there are opportunities for newly qualifiedphysiotherapists through reviewing the skill mix of existing services with a viewto enriching this to accommodate newly qualified practitioners.Nationally, we have recruitmentand retention initiatives in place, and are provided funding for educ...
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13 November 2006
S2W-29119
We havetaken steps to support and encourage people to return to learning, including ourIndividual Learning Account (ILA) schemes, the Scottish Union Learning Fund, providingadvice and guidance through Learndirect Scotland and our work on adult literacyand numeracy, which has helped over 137,000literacies learners to date.
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10 November 2006
S2W-29271
It also supports localauthorities by funding training, providing grants and making other resources available.The Food StandardsAgency in Scotland has written to local authorities in Scotland highlighting possible importation of rice contaminated withGM material into Scottish ports and the requirement for consignments to be accompaniedby a valid analytical r...
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7 November 2006
S2W-28980
In addition, the cost of unavoidable overnight expensescan be reimbursed if it is considered that an overnight stay is, in practice, unavoidable.Help for visitors to patientsin hospital is not available under the travelling expenses schemes and there areno plans to extend the schemes to allow this.However, recipients of qualifyingbenefits visiting someone in hospital may be able to obtain some help in the formof a Community Care Grant from the Social Fund...
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19 September 2006
S2W-28117
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it has given to the provision of additional funding to assist local authorities to meet their obligations under equal pay legislation and the Equal Opportunities Commission’s Code of Practice on Equal Pay.
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16 August 2006
S2W-27518
Creating an ALMO would not, however, qualify the councilfor Treasury funding to redeem residual housing debt which is available to councilsthat transfer ownership of their housing to a Registered Social Landlord.The consent of the Scottish ministers is required under section 92(5) of the Housing (Scotland) Act2001 should a local authority wish to provide as...
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24 July 2006
S2W-26991
The Executive, through the National Waiting Times Unit, has allocatedthis funding to NHS boards on an Arbuthnott formula basis, to purchaseadditional capacity from the independent sector.The Scottish Executive doesnot contract directly with independent healthcare sector providers for thetreatment of NHS patients.
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21 June 2006
S2W-26784
It is for each NHS board to utilise the funds available to meet thehealth care needs of its resident population, including the cost of treatmentfor cancer, taking account of national and local priorities.
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30 May 2006
S2W-25903
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure that (a) local authorities receive full funding for free personal care, (b) all charges for assistance with food preparation are removed and (c) all pensioners who have been charged for the food preparation element of free personal care are fully refunded.
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19 April 2006
S2W-24513
Itsupports research projects of a sufficiently high standard initiated by the research community in Scotland.This role is well known and advertised throughout the health care and academiccommunity.CSO is currently funding astudy of anti-depressant prescribing in primary care, which will consider thefactors influencing doctors’ prescribing decisions includin...
