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The learning modules “Preparing for work in Health and Social Care in Scotland”, designed to support incoming staff, have been completed by 3,941 learners in the last 12 months. In financial year 2022-23, NHSSA was provided with £3.5m in funding.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the findings of the Mental health quality indicator profile, published last week by Public Health Scotland, which states that there were 111,130 delayed discharge bed days occupied in mental health specialties in 2022-23, compared with 98,716 bed days in 2021-22.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 December 2023
The emergency, temporary measures within the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 are expected to remain in place until 31 March 2024.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
28 November 2023
The total paid for these services was £224,956.05:£54,331.80 in 2018-19£30,758.37 in 2019-20£9,614.00 in 2020-21£88,307.64 in 2021-22£15,647.50 in 2022-23£26,296.74 in 2023-24 S6W-22925
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 November 2023
The publication can be found below: Acute hospital activity and NHS beds information (annual) - Annual – year ending 31 March 2023 - Acute hospital activity and NHS beds information (annual) - Publications - Public Health Scotland Published data is only available for a ten year period, from financial year 2013-14 to financial year 2022-23, and is only av...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
7 November 2023
Two in-person policy lab events have been held in Scotland with officials attending from WEGo member governments - in Edinburgh on 1-2 May 2019 and in Glasgow on 21 November 2022. Two Scottish Government officials took part in a short WEGo meeting with officials from other governments in Reykjavik, Iceland on 15 June 2023 whilst attending the Wellbeing Eco...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
30 October 2023
The aims of the campaign are: to highlight risks associated with particular severe weather conditions and recommend actions people can take to minimise the negative knock-on effects; to promote responsible behaviours; and to raise awareness of information, advice and guidance about what to do in advance to prepare for, respond to and recover from severe weather emergencies. Since 2022 each campaign burst has been complemented with a bespoke digital toolkit.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
30 October 2023
The Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022 ("the Act") requires Scottish Ministers, local authorities, and health boards to publish Good Food Nation Plans.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 October 2023
Adjustments to grade boundaries were smaller this year than in 2022, reflecting the continuing recovery in skills, knowledge and understanding on the part of students.