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We also tend to have good conditions for staff. We have flexible working and flexible hours, and we invest significantly in staff development and training.
The amendments will ensure the Scottish Ministers have the opportunity to engage, along with relevant UK Government departments, in preparing the report insofar as it relates to members of the BTP and NCA workforce in Scotland. The detail of how this will work in practice will be set out in an memorandum of understanding, which is still to be developed and agreed.
The Committee also referred to concerns raised in written evidence that workforce issues, such as recruitment, pay and conditions, might receive less attention if they were no longer represented by a dedicated executive board member.
Outside of specialist and highly specialist treatments, health boards can also agree to fund treatment of patients out with NHS Scotland through their own arrangements.
NHS Boards including NHS Dumfries and Galloway will draw the majority of funding for mental health services from the overall funds allocated to them by the Scottish Government.
We have also specifically asked the UK Government to remove the Scottish welfare fund from the list of restricted public funds, as that would give us a flexible way of helping people in crisis.