This search includes all content on the Scottish Parliament website, except for Votes and Motions. All Official Reports (what has been said in Parliament) and Questions and Answers are available from 1999. You can refine your search by adding and removing filters.
The new regime inevitably redistributes money from those peaks of beef support and spreads it out among everybody.There is a transitional issue: if there is too rapid a change, you will get rapid reactions that are nothing to do with a sensible market response.
However, all patients are seen by a nurse at an early point and allocated a priority. Occasionally that will mean a rapid turnaround and we might have staff who are dealing entirely with see and treat for cases that can be dealt with quickly.
What involvement have your organisations had in project 25 in the strategic transport projects review—the light rapid transit between Edinburgh and Fife?
Further to Mhoraig Green's point, funding is a crucial issue, particularly given the rapid population movement, which might continue, and its impact on local services.
However, I remind members that we have another panel of witnesses to get through after this one, so we will have to make slightly more rapid progress. I have a small question on the timeline.
Turner talks about macroeconomic imbalances meeting financial innovation; rapid credit growth in the UK; and a poor understanding of the risks involved.
For the first two hours we charge a flat rate of £1. You were struck by the rapidity of turnover—for a lot of the high-volume attendances, not least the out-patient clinics, two hours will cover a significant majority of attendances.