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It is for each board to put in place the services that best meet the needs of its patient population, through consultation and engagement with the local community.
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting Stirling’s bid to become UK city of culture 2025, following its inclusion in the longlist for selection. (S6O-00443) I send my best wishes to Stirling for reaching this stage of the UK city of culture competition.
On the issue of face-to-face access versus telephone or online access, organisations themselves will often be best placed to make decisions about the correct balance.
We are in regular dialogue with the industry through our food sector resilience group meetings in order to understand how best we can further support the sector.
The Scottish Wildfire Forum is discussing best practice in that area, but that will need to be coupled with the evidence base and the on-going monitoring of effectiveness.
Therefore, you will see that the data that we have around our interventions and referrals reflects not what we think is best for people, but what people are actually asking for.
We know that shifting the balance of care from hospitals to the community and ensuring the use of best practice in integrated discharge processes will make a difference.