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Date answered:
27 January 2015
S4W-24054
The Care Inspectorate assesses the delivery of palliative and end of life care to care home residents as part of its inspections. Best practice guidance is signposted, including NHS Education for Scotland’s guidance on anticipatory care planning, which includes looking at a person’s resuscitation wishes and if they have a prior advance statement of living w...
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9 January 2015
S4W-23680
While the current priority on companion animals is responsible dog ownership, a wider review of Scottish Government policies on pet legislation will be undertaken in due course with assistance from stakeholders. We will then consider how best to proceed; any new or revised legislation would need to be preceded by full public consultation.
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2 December 2014
S4W-23232
As part of the hospital food and nutrition improvement measures announced last month, the Scottish Government will be reviewing inspection and public reporting on the quality of food, including considering how patients’ views are best reflected and reported. S4W-23232
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28 October 2014
S4W-22654
Over the 2010 to 2012 period, it is estimated there were on average: (a) 2,000 overcrowded households in Aberdeen City (b) 3,000 overcrowded households in Aberdeenshire These estimates are from the Scottish House Conditions Survey, based on the bedroom standard definition. These are the best available estimates, derived from survey data with a combined ...
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10 September 2014
S4W-22367
The programme of work included: Reviewing and publishing best practice statements, developing a national standardised definition, a national grading system and methodology, and introducing care bundles, groups of key care actions that if completed will support and improve the prevention and healing of pressure ulcers.
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9 June 2014
S4W-21294
Following independence, the precise division of civil nuclear assets and liabilities will be subject to detailed negotiation between the Scottish and Westminster Governments, working together constructively in the best interests of the people of Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom, as set out in the Edinburgh Agreement.
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5 February 2014
S4W-19367
Although there are clear contextual differences between prison and the community in terms of the way healthcare is delivered, the expectation is that the quality of care in prisons, and health care professionals' obligations in this regard, is equivalent to that available in the community and is based on assessed needs and the provision of safe, efficient and appropriate care which offers the best possible outcomes for individuals.
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21 January 2014
S4W-19149
However, it is for each NHS board to plan and deliver high quality, safe and sustainable services, taking account of national and local priorities. This includes how best to utilise funding and deploy staff.
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19 November 2013
S4W-18121
In recognition of the concerns expressed by GPs and communities in remote and rural areas, I decided to review immediately the regulatory frameworks for community pharmacy applications and the dispensing of medicines by GP practices with a view to bringing forward amended legislation that best meets the needs of those communities.
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2 October 2013
S4W-17401
To ask the Scottish Government what best practice Police Scotland has developed regarding dealing with officers who are off work due to stress.
