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NHS boards are being asked to produce by June their own local plans in line with the national action plan, which is predicated on patients getting the right care, at the right time, in the right place.
As well as national training programmes such as Modern Apprenticeships, Training for Work and Get Ready for Work, employers can also benefit from flexible training opportunities to address identified skills needs within their workforce.
That was not the message that we wanted to get across, and the economic consequences are potentially very damaging unless we get it right in the future.Many of our retail businesses have been suffering because they cannot get supplies of goods and people cannot get to the shops.
It is a difficult issue. We would get the revenue straight away. The Scottish Government would not necessarily get it straight away—it would have to grow the economy first.