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These standards aim to:
protect people’s fundamental human rights and promote person-centred, best interest and therapeutic approaches to supporting people when they are distressed
improve the quality of life of those being restrained and those supporting them
reduce reliance on restrictive practices by promoting positive culture and practice that focuses o...
Environmental Science and Policy, 147, 57-66. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2023.05.019 Such strategies will of course work best if health and social care professionals are also equipped to understand and prevent risks from extreme temperatures.
There is also a good understanding about how we can best respond to them by reducing emissions of greenhouse gases while also adapting to climate change's effects.
She also added that the Scottish Government plans to undertake a review of the current housing adaptation system, which will include issues relating to adaptations to park and mobile homes, and will make recommendations on how best to improve and streamline the system and better target resources.
The Cabinet Secretary also indicated that some of the issues raised during the discussion might best be considered as part of future wider review of eviction grounds under the PRT, which the Scottish Government had committed to undertake.
The Committee was told that a ULN would greatly improve the sector’s understanding of the education journeys of students and what works best for a student’s transition into higher education and what ongoing support they need.
In 2016, she was awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship, enabling her to study best practices across Australia and New Zealand in acute care in the home.
“We are particularly looking forward to meeting with our peers at the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and using this opportunity to share best practice and learn from one another.
Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/legislation/bills/s6-bills/schools-residential-outdoor-education-scotland-bill/introduced/policy-memorandum-accessible.pdf [accessed 17 December 2024]
The Scottish Government expressed concerns in its memorandum on the Bill in relation to legislating for the curriculum stating that it is for local authorities and schools to decide how best to deliver outdoor learning. It said3Scottish Government Memorandum on the Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill paragraph 10.