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Older people, particularly those 40 years or older will benefit from our Detect Cancer Early and Bowel Cancer Screening programmes. The Scottish Government is working with NHS24 and NHS Health Scotland to develop a new, web-based source of information for people of working age.
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Date answered:
20 March 2014
From the period 2011-12 to 2012-13, 18,200 hectares of new private sector woodland were planted using forestry grants under the Scotland Rural Development Programme (SRDP). This data is published by the Forestry Commission in ’Forestry Statistics’ at: http://www.forestry.gov.uk/statistics).
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 February 2014
As part of the agreement, GP practices will participate in a quality improvement programme, producing an annual report and participating in a three yearly peer review visit, based on a primary care data set review at GP practice level.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 February 2014
As part of the agreement, GP practices will participate in a quality improvement programme, producing an annual report and participating in a three yearly peer review visit, based on a primary care data set review at GP practice level.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 January 2014
The Scottish Government’s consolidated accounts, in accordance with agreed protocol, reports outturn against the Scottish Budget as approved at the Spring Budget Revision by portfolio and at programme level. S4W-19107
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
29 November 2013
In accordance with an arrangement reached in 2006 with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Welsh Assembly Government, the Scottish Government pays a proportion of overall GB-wide programme costs, including management and maintenance costs.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 November 2013
Information Services Division (ISD) produces quarterly hospital standardised mortality ratios (HSMR) for all Scottish hospitals participating in the Scottish Patient Safety Programme. HSMR are provided to enable these acute hospitals and the Scottish Government to monitor their progress on reducing hospital mortality over time.