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r=11133&c=2029400Scottish Rugby have been actively seeking to increase participation rates of women and girls in the sport and have done this in a number of ways.
Furthermore, short cycle programmes increase the pressure for distributors to ‘get money out the door’ which can restrict up-take, outreach, and quality of application.
That is the concern of people up and down Scotland, who cannot get a general practitioner or dentist appointment; who are waiting too long for ambulances or to get into accident and emergency departments; and who need urgent care but cannot get it when they need it.
There is lots of stuff that we still need to find out about, so we should not simply get on with doing lots of activity. An action plan would be a good start, nevertheless.
There are important gaps in the evidence that we need to fill. Thanks. It is good to get that on the record. I want to touch on preventative spending and the cost of inaction.
Availability of information is certainly important. Some of this comes out of the getting it right for everyone activity, and it links very much to prevention.