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The evaluation has been conducted to provide bothquantitative and qualitative information and to do this will report on thefollowing; impact of interventions undertaken by pilot sites in terms ofservice user experience and satisfaction, the effective use of resources includingaccess and referral times, the profile of patients using the service andclinical outcomes following interventions. S2W-24506
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Date answered:
19 April 2006
Waiting times data is collected centrally only for first out-patientappointments at a consultant-led outpatient clinics, following referral by a GeneralMedical or Dental Practitioner, and for hospital in-patient and day case treatment.Psychotherapy and cognitive behavioural therapy services are provided by a rangeof health care professionals in a variety of...
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Date answered:
11 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many houses owned by the City of Edinburgh Council have been demolished in each year since 2001. The following table shows thenumber of dwellings owned by the city of Edinburgh council which have been demolished from 2001-02 to 2004-05.Demolitions of Dwellings Ownedby the City of Edinburgh Council;2001-02 to 2004-05 ...
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Date answered:
31 March 2006
Whenever possible, options for social labels such as Fair Trade willbe included in our specifications to encourage suppliers to offer fair tradeitems. Following contract award we work with our contractors to continuallyimprove performance including responsible purchasing aspects.
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Date answered:
24 March 2006
Details for each financial year are set out inthe following table. Year £ 1999-2000 £64,000 2000-01 £60,000 2001-2002 £61,000 2002-03 £63,000 2003-04 £57,000 2004-05 £49,000 2005 to date £44,000 S2W-24294
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Date answered:
22 March 2006
The statement in the news releasereferred to nine separate schemes. Following subsequent development work and considerationof all options available, it no longer applies to the scheme at Glenmayne.Transport Scotland hasthe operational responsibility for this area, and can be contacted for more informationif required.
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Date answered:
20 March 2006
Information on local authorityrents is available online in the publications of the Scottish Executive websitewww.scotland.gov.uk.The latest statistical bulletinHSG-2006-1 shows average local authority rents for 2003-04, 2004-05 and estimatesfor 2005-06 and can be accessed through the following link:http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/02/07092332/0....
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Date answered:
20 March 2006
Expenditure on school nursingservices in each of the last three years for which data is available is shown inthe following table. It is not possible to separately identify expenditure on schoolnursing services beyond 2002-03 as it is now included in central returns along withexpenditure on immunisation and community paediatrics.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has met its pledge that all diabetes patients would have access to screening by March 2006 and whether it will provide a breakdown of any relevant statistics. Following a successful pilotin Lothian, a national, quality assured, digital photography based diabetic screeningprogramme is being rolled out in March 2006.
That guidance will inform the approaches adopted bythe partner agencies in each area to meet assessed and forecast local needs.The guidance includes acommitment to follow up, this July, on progress made by the agencies.