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Date answered:
18 November 2003
S2W-03584
The Audit Scotland Report OutpatientCount – Results of a census on outpatient activity recommends that NHS trustsshould examine the causes of DNA rates in their respective clinics and takeaction to reduce these.The Executive believes thatthe best way to reduce the number of patients who fail to attend NHSappointments is through more effective and timely com...
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Date answered:
30 September 2003
S2W-02675
Scottish ministers have issued guidance under section 2(1) of theact on the key characteristics of a local authority which secures Best Value. Thesecharacteristics include transparency in decision making and accountability for performance.This guidance is available on the Scottish Executive website at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/localgov/lgsabv.pdf....
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8 September 2003
S2W-02037
This Health Department Letter (HDL) provides an unambiguous statementof departmental policy including those mandatory requirements with which allNHSScotland bodies must comply.This policy aims to ensurethat NHSScotland property is acquired and used efficiently, coherently andstrategically … and to ensure that NHSScotland Bodies are best practice clientsof t...
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1 September 2003
S2W-01934
It is up to local authorities to decide how these resourcesshould best be deployed to meet local needs and priorities.
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23 July 2003
S2W-01266
Following consultation on these recommendations, the Executive is considering how best to take forward these recommendations.
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21 July 2003
S2W-01060
It is for NHS boards and Primary Care Trusts in conjunction with the dental profession locally to agree how best to target this funding. However, one of the areas that they have been asked to direct funding to is improvements to practices to address the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act.
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19 June 2003
S2W-00385
Procurators fiscal have been reminded that it is best practice to view video evidence before negotiating pleas.
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19 March 2003
S1W-34658
We are working closely with local authorities, the NHS and carer representatives to develop policy guidance for health and social care practitioners around the new rights for carers contained in the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002, as well as comprehensive new best practice guidance in supporting carers.
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5 February 2003
S1W-33011
As the framework document makes clear, Scottish ministers expect the Chief Executive to manage SPS consistent with the aims and objectives set by ministers and to obtain the best value for taxpayers' money made available by ministers.
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22 January 2003
S1W-33096
To ask the Scottish Executive what its response is to the statement in paragraph 204 of the Audit Scotland report, Dealing with offending by young people, that, because the costs of custody in young offenders institutions are met by the Scottish Prison Service and the local authority meets the costs of secure accommodation which is five times more expensive, "this means that financial incentives and the objective of minimising costs could conflict with the objective of achieving the best...
