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The Scottish Government will therefore monitor the impact of the assistance we are providing through the Winter Support Fund and will also consider what further support may be required beyond this winter.
To ask the Scottish Government what additional funding has been provided to local authorities to support the pay offers made by COSLA to the local government workforce since the 2023-24 Budget was published.
Healthcare App’s should be developed through consultation with health professionals and patients; that these could be very useful for improving mental health outcomes; that security and privacy is ensured; that healthcare professionals and medicine keeps up with new technological developments; and that since healthcare Apps may not suitable for everyone, a flexible approach to their introduction should be adopted.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 February 2024
NES plays a critical role in supporting the education, training and wider development of the NHS Scotland workforce, and in particular the medical workforce where target training numbers have already been confirmed for 2024-25.
Most local authorities have already applied the flexibility to their existing loans fund advances, so we are instead making sure that that cannot be applied subsequently.
This growth continued throughout the COVID pandemic, as the flexibility and best value proposition offered by PAYG matched the changing needs of our customers.
She will also be aware of SignPort, the new app that has been launched with Scottish Government funding, which will develop interpreter booking facilities to make them easier to use.
All our open access funding, including support for individual artists as well as project funding for organisations, targeted development work, international work, further money for screen, and the contribution to our overhead, comes from our national lottery funding.
Action can be at the level of policy, procedure, practice or entitlements and while some have required funding other are simply about awareness and doing things in a different way.