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We have looked at that route, but did not think that it was any more promising. Our best opportunity would be for the Scottish Government to decide to ban the devices because it feels that they are not appropriate in Scotland.
Even a disabled person who is in the best possible situation and not in a cell awaiting their solicitor finds it difficult to calculate disability-related expenditure.
The work is on-going, but the commitment in Highland and West Lothian to person-centred care and the development of services that are focused on securing the best possible outcomes for people is encouraging.
Most effective organisations value rather than fear participation. The best employers consult their employees and unions and value their participation; the best shops value their customers; and the best public bodies listen and engage.
I have to say that I think that Scotland has one of the best health services in the world. Where else could we just walk into a hospital and get treated?
As a result, in the bill as a whole we have used delegated powers where we feel that there is an appropriate balance between primary and secondary legislation and where that will best serve a particular policy outcome.