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Published:
12 September 2023
Urgency needed to create capacity in Scotland’s electricity infrastructure
This is why we are calling for a national conversation to take place which explains clearly how we are going to take carbon out of the energy supply, the choices available on how to get there and what this could mean for people in their day-to-day lives.
Committee reports
Date published:
21 June 2023
Inquiry into a Just Transition to net zero for the Grangemouth area - What is a "just transition"?
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The Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) suggested that to get communities more engaged, the concept of just transition must to be looked at from a community level.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 June 2023
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill - Impact on carbon emissions, storage and sequestration, especially on peatlands
Considerable sums of public money have been committed to achieving this goal.
Though this can occur if a fire gets out of hand, burning for management purposes (sometimes called ‘controlled’ or ‘prescribed’ burning) does not aim to result in burning the peat soil, which can have significant negative consequences.
News
Published:
26 April 2023
Long COVID Report Urges Scottish Government to Address Stigma and Improve Awareness
The inquiry focussed on the awareness and recognition, therapy and rehabilitation, and study and research linked to Long COVID, with the Committee noting “concern” in their findings over reports of patients being unable to get the correct diagnosis and the lack of treatment for common conditions associated with the condition.
Committee reports
Date published:
26 April 2023
Long COVID - Research commissioned by the Scottish Government
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We do everything that we can to ensure that Scottish clinicians, scientists and public health researchers get optimal access to funding for Long COVID research and everything else, but we do not normally give priorities in relation to what they should be applying for.
Committee reports
Date published:
26 April 2023
Long COVID - Prevalence
Dr Heightman explained that this can be a useful learning resource however this information must be joined up with coding data from GP practices to get a better understanding equity of access and health inequality issues.3COVID-19 Recovery Committee.
Committee reports
Date published:
23 March 2023
New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802 - Submission to Scottish Ministers
At that point, I think that it is fair to say that Transport Scotland was keen to get something to the minister. We agreed that we would write the risk paper, which referred to [the former Chair of CMAL’s] email, and agree the terms of the letter of comfort—all the board members of CMAL were absolutely unanimous that we would not proceed without that letter...
Committee reports
Date published:
19 December 2022
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill - Stage 1 Report - Why is improvement required?
vEducation, Children and Young People Committee, Official Report, 9November 2022, Col 30
A number of these issues are addressed in the Policy Memorandum accompanying the Bill, which suggests transferring children's services into the NCS would—
Address variation in access to and quality of services
Move to a more consistent national approach
Set standards of care and strategic planning
Reduce variation in thresholds for services
Improve accountability to Ministers and shift focus to early intervention
Improve alignment with community health services
Improve transitions between children's and adult servicesviPolicy Memorandum, National Care Service (Scotland) Bill, para 156
Fraser McKinlay from the Promise highlighted three additional issues which emerged from the independent care review, namely that "people felt stigmatised too often and that the help they got came too late" and that "help is fragmented," with people often having to engage with a high number of different services to get...
Committee reports
Date published:
19 December 2022
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill - Stage 1 Report - Pressure on existing services
xEducation, Children and Young People Committee, Official Report, 16 November 2022, Cols 37 & 38
Fiona Duncan went on to note that "our biggest link is probably with education and early years provision," suggesting "it has taken many years to get to where we are and, for example, attainment is starting to improve."
Committee reports
Date published:
19 December 2022
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill - Stage 1 Report - Interfaces between services
iPolicy Memorandum, National Care Service (Scotland) Bill, para 151
Mike Burns of Social Work Scotland also emphasised the breadth of services potentially covered by the term 'children's services', and the perception that this usually relates to child protection, noting that "at times, in local government social work, we get frustrated that we are defined b...
