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That includes work on our five family payments: the Scottish child payment, best start foods and the three best start grants, which, together, could be worth more than £10,000 by the time an eligible child turns six.
(S6O-04596) I recognise that the exam diet can be a stressful time for pupils, and I wish our young people across Scotland the very best of luck as they sit their exams, particularly those in Ms Adamson’s constituency of Motherwell and Wishaw.
“The best start” plan emphasises parents as key partners in caring for their baby and aims to keep mothers and babies together as much as possible, with services being designed around them.
I would want to be able to access the best care for my family, but my concern is that ever-greater specialism leads to ever-greater centralisation, which leads to deskilling in regional facilities.
Can the minister set out the evidence base that guided the Scottish Government to that decision? The decision is based on the best available evidence. I know that it creates challenges for local fishermen, but the marine directorate is currently reviewing its scientific observer programme with a view to enhancing data from the Clyde, working with the Clyde ...
Therefore—although I do not wish to prejudge matters—a model involving a centre or centres of excellence might be the best way forward. Currently, three colleges—City of Glasgow College, UHI Moray and Forth Valley College—are engaged in such delivery.
How can the Government and NHS Scotland effectively learn from adverse events in order to improve the guidance that is provided and allow best practice to be actively promoted across Scotland?