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We know that stresses and strains have happened in the past and we want to eliminate that to ensure that every mother gets the very best care and that every child gets the best start in life.
I would like to add a bit about sharing best practice. There is lots of best practice in the Scotland Excel frameworks, but the Scottish Government shares best practice through a number of mechanisms, including case studies.
As we are all aware—and I am sure you will agree to this—Audit Scotland’s recommendations on tenders refer to the issue of best value. It is not always about the cheapest—it is about the best.
We politicians sometimes think that we are the best message carriers, but Emma can speak to an audience in our community whose attention we cannot always get.