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I urge anybody struggling with their energy bills to contact Advice Direct Scotland and Citizens Advice Scotland who will be able to help in the first instance.
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Date answered:
11 December 2023
Her response is as follows: Introduced on 1 July 2020 during the COVID-19 global pandemic, restricted prison issue mobile phones provided those in our care with the ability to maintain contact with family and friends during an extremely difficult and challenging period.
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Date answered:
26 October 2023
Links to both the Strategy and the Implementation Plan are below: Strategy: The Honey Bee Health Strategy 2022 - 2032 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) Implementation Plan: Scotland’s Honey Bee Health Strategy: implementation plan - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) Scottish beekeepers and members of the public can contact the Bee Health Team direct by emailing Bees_m...
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Date answered:
25 August 2023
In the new calendar year we plan to launch a new national marketing campaign to promote action amongst potential early adopters of heat pumps, directing people to find out more through contacting our HES service. Our Let’s Do Net Zero marketing campaign will support this by highlighting carbon emitting heating systems as being a major contributor to climat...
The Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Service Development Adviser is regularly in contact with identified NHS leads to help identify and tackle such issues; and we continue to work closely with the Network to look at additional ways to put support in place.
Work undertaken by PHS to date includes; contributing to, and adopting interim guidance on the management of contacts of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 and participating in the UKHSA national incident management team, and a 4 Nations Operational Avian Influenza Subgroup.
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Date answered:
19 January 2023
This may include updates to payment dates, due to public holidays, or asking clients to wait for a certain period of time after submitting their application prior to contacting Social Security Scotland. These messages direct clients to mygov.scot where they can obtain more information.
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Date answered:
14 November 2022
While none of the services being delivered by NHS Scotland Boards are termed ‘long COVID clinics’, initiatives being supported by the funding include key elements of care that are also offered by post COVID assessment clinics elsewhere in the UK; such as the introduction of care co-ordinator roles to provide a single point of contact for people with long CO...
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Date answered:
21 September 2022
Applicants, and potential applicants, can call the Redress Emotional Support Helpline which can be contacted on 0800 211 8403. This service provides listening ear support to those who need it while applying, or thinking about applying for redress.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 August 2022
The following groups will be offered an additional booster dose from Sept 2022:residents in a care home for older adults and staff working in care homes for older adultsfrontline health and social care workersall adults aged 50 years and overthose aged 5 to 49 years in a clinical risk group, including pregnant womenthose aged 5 to 49 years who are household contacts of people with immunosuppressioncarers aged 16-49 years Letters will be sent out to the first eligible groups next month with appointments beginning in Sept.