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In phase two we're introducing 4 new priority programmes: 1. Gynaecology - recognising that the waiting times to see a gynaecologist or to have a surgical gynaecological procedure, are shockingly long.
In order to maximise the time available for Members to engage in a full programme of meetings during the visit it will be necessary for Members to travel on the Sunday.
This budget also includes a provision for the delivery of a centralised training programme to Members’ staff, as agreed as part of the review of Staff Cost Provision.
In recent months we have appointed an advisory group to help us take this forward – in line with our Programme for Government commitment This work sits within the portfolio of my colleague Ivan McKee MSP, Minister for Public Finance.
The majority of the costs, estimated to be approximately £180,000, will be related to the establishment of a small project team of 4 people to engage in a programme to design and co-produce generic and topical resources for stakeholder groups, e.g.
Liz Smith moved amendment S6M- S6M-13493.1— As an amendment to motion S6M-13493 in the name of Jamie Hepburn (Business Programme), leave out from third "followed by Business Motions" to second "5.00 pm Decision Time" and insert— "followed by Ministerial Statement: Allocation of EU Structural Funds followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Burea...
Scottish Government then invested £80k over two years through the Strengthening Communities Programme which allowed the recruitment of a full time Development Manager.
SG will explore where they can lever in extra resources and free up capacity in existing resources. The monitoring and evaluation programme framework will assess the progress being made against the strategy’s ambitions and where things can be done differently.
The lessons from the financial turnaround programme, as well as the focus on Governance & Leadership has been continued through the Board’s ongoing response to the Pandemic and recovery.