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The side effects of chemotherapy, including the occurrence of nausea and vomiting, will be assessed at each cycle and the anti-emetic regime will be altered as appropriate to another anti-emetic which either has been accepted by the Scottish Medicines Consortium or pre-dates the existence of the Scottish Medicines Consortium.
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Date answered:
9 September 2009
Final uptake statistics for the first year of the HPV vaccination programme will be published at the end of September and it is not possible to pre-empt what these will say. However, the provisional uptake statistics published in March showed that initial uptake amongst girls in school was very good and anecdotally we understand that this has continued to b...
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Date answered:
7 January 2009
A further likely contributory factor to the increase in hearings across Scotland in 2007-08 is the improvement in pre-referral screening processes, leading to more appropriate referrals to the Reporter.
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Date answered:
27 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will provide ongoing support to the installation and commissioning or deployment of pre-commercial wave and tidal electricity generating devices when the Wave and Tidal Energy Support Scheme grants have been allocated.
People who suffer from coeliac disease, and who are prescribed gluten-free food, can benefit from buying prescription pre-payment certificates (PPCs), which entitle holders to free prescriptions while the PPC is valid.
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Date answered:
17 April 2008
Subjects discussed included the impact of rising fuel prices on levels of fuel poverty in Scotland, measures being taken by companies to assist vulnerable customers, pre-payment meters, social tariffs and the carbon emissions reduction target.
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Date answered:
7 February 2008
In addition to this, Festivals Edinburghwas created by the Director’s of Edinburgh’s 12 major festivals to look at the strategic developmentof all of Edinburgh’s festivals and over-arching areas of mutual interest.The aim is to secure the on-going pre-eminence of Edinburgh’s festivals and thiswill include the Edinburgh International Festival and the Fringe....
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Date answered:
29 November 2007
On 20 June weannounced the provision of an additional £9 million additional funding to employ300 additional teachers in pre-school and in primary 1 to 3 in deprived areas.
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Date answered:
12 November 2007
On 20 June 2007 the Cabinet Secretary for Education and LifelongLearning announced the provision of £9 million additional funding to allow localauthorities to employ 300 additional teachers in pre-school and primary 1-3 in deprivedareas.