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The need for open conversations with patients on their medicines was emphasised to us throughout the inquiry, including on whether or not to change their prescriptions and prescription regimes.
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There is some evidence of nurse prescribers having longer appointment times, promoting non-medicine interventions, doing reviews and listening to individuals with regard to their compliance and whether they take their medicines.
Within the £ (4.6) m of efficiencies expected the proportion of recurring efficiency savings has not been achieved and this will be a focus for 2023/24 onwards linked the national Sustainability and Value programme.
Medicines which have not been taken
An issue raised in various written submissions was what happens to medicines which have been prescribed and the prescription has been presented to the pharmacy but then—
Not picked up; or
Picked up but not taken and returned
This building is subject to these regulations as it exceeds 1,000 m² in area. However, buildings with energy performance equivalent to that set by the 2002 building regulations are exempt.
M airi Gougeon MSP Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands 28 January 2026 Dear Cabinet Secretary, The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2026 I am writing to confirm that the Committee has considered the Scottish Government’s consent notification for the above UK statutory instrument and agreed it is content for these provisions re...