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Currently the Scottish Medicines Consortium does not recommend that Memantine (Ebixa ®) is used to treat moderately severe to severe Alzheimer’s Disease.In England, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published an appraisal consultation document entitled “Alzheimer’s disease - donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine and memantine”. The consultation closed on 22 March 2005 and can be accessed at http://www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
31 August 2005
I announced recently that a Scottish bowel cancer screening programme for all men and women aged from 50 to 74 will be rolled out from March 2007, with all health boards involved in the programme by 2009.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 August 2005
The figures refer to areas for which Forestry Commission Scotland paid grants and the area planted by Forestry Commission Scotland on the national forest estate. Year ended 31 March Area of new planting for which Forestry Commission Scotland paid grants (hectares) Area of restocking for which Forestry Commission Scotland paid g...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 August 2005
Number of People Registered with an NHS General Dental Practitioner, 31 March 2005 Health Board Area Children Adults Total Argyll and Clyde 58,210 163 393 221,603 Ayrshire and Arran 54,951 150,501 205,452 Borders 13,421 35,131 48,552 ...
The estimated number of patients seen in general practices in Scotland for depression, based on PTI data, is as follows.Estimated Number of Patients seen for Depression, by Age Group and Gender, Year Ending 31 March 2004 Age Group (Years) Males Females 0-14 300 500 15-24 9,300 ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
18 April 2005
These data relate to items dispensedfor all age groups. The answer to S2W-14351, on 4 March 2005 gives methylphenidatedata for all NHS boards/All Scotland.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
13 April 2005
The remit of the post is described in the SPS Framework Document which was published on 4 March 2005, a copy of which is in the Parliament’s Reference Centre and on the SPS website at: http://www.sps.gov.uk/keydocs/framework/default.asp.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 March 2005
The draft bill gives effect to most of the proposals made in the white paper and the additional measures that I announced in a parliamentary answer (S1W-34877) to Alasdair Morrison on 25 March 2003. Moreover, there are a number of measures which fulfil my commitment to look at ways to mitigate the difficulties crofting tenure imposes on renewable energy pro...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 March 2005
Thiswill be reflected in the new Scottish strategy for sustainable development whichwe are developing to give effect to the shared purpose, principles and priorities– including climate change and energy – set out in the joint UK sustainable developmentframework launched in Edinburgh on 7 March 2005. S2W-14837