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The government accepted the need for scrutiny to be independent in the response to the Crerar Review that we published in January 2008. The Accountability and Governance Action Group has recently provided recommendations from key stakeholders outwith government on issues such as guaranteeing operational independence from government for scrutiny bodies.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 September 2008
The government believes that direct elections will help to address these concerns, providing an opportunity for local people and their representatives to both influence, and take accountability for, decisions made in respect of the local health care services that they fund as taxpayers.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
3 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that scrutiny of hospitals should be conducted by a process similar to those of the Care Commission and HM Inspectorate of Education for care facilities and schools respectively. NHS boards are accountable for the quality and safety of the NHS services they provide including those provided in hospitals.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 August 2008
The national eHealth budget will progressively increase from under £40 million in 2005-06 to a forecast £140 million in 2010-11. This does not take into account NHS board expenditure on IM&T which is in addition to this budget.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
18 August 2008
Amongst the SFC''s roles, as set out in the memorandum, is the duty to monitor, evaluate and ensure accountability for the public funds distributed to universities.
The “Prudential Code for Capital Finance in Local Authorities” issued by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy defines debt as the sum of borrowing and other long term liabilities.
In terms of the economic criteria within STAG, the cost-benefit ratio is not the sole indicator of the worth of a scheme. Other factors taken into account include impacts on the environment, safety, integration, accessibility and social inclusion.
Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) 7 and the associated Planning Advice Note (PAN 69) provide guidance to local authorities on taking flood risk into account in development planning, and on the use of water resistant materials and forms of construction.