This search includes all content on the Scottish Parliament website, except for Votes and Motions. All Official Reports (what has been said in Parliament) and Questions and Answers are available from 1999. You can refine your search by adding and removing filters.
Scotland is at risk of falling behind international best practice if the Scottish Government does not meet its commitment to maintain alignment with EU law in this area.
It will link directly with the statutory guidance currently being developed. • Input is being sought from Local Authority officers on the draft best practice contents and guide, and it will be included in the public consultation on the draft statutory guidance.
It will link directly with the statutory guidance currently being developed. • Input is being sought from Local Authority officers on the draft best practice contents and guide, and it will be included in the public consultation on the draft statutory guidance.
General Practices should help people to get the right care from the best and most appropriate person or team to care for them (Right Care, Right Place, Right Time).
As mentioned above, SHFA members have sought to act in the best interest of their tenants and, where needed, have undertaken remediation works as swiftly as possible.
Interventions may continue to be provided by a Community Perinatal Mental Health Team beyond the first postnatal year if the work is likely to be concluded within a defined period and it is in the woman’s and infant’s best clinical interests for that to happen.
I hope the Committee would agree that the research overall, and this first interim report, is an important contribution to our consideration of how we best support our children, young people and families.
This will include exploring new ways to raise revenue and reviewing existing local taxes and powers to make best use of all available and potential sources of local funding, but there are no current plans to offer a general competence.
If successful, we look forward to working with the future Commissioner to help drive systemic improvements in safety collaboratively, in a way that is best for the public and everyone involved in health and care in Scotland.