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The number of prescription pre-payment certificates (PPCs) purchased in the Fife Health Board area for the years in question are provided in the following table: Length of PPC 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Four month PPCs 8,089 8,687 9,...
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Date answered:
15 April 2009
The closest external cause diagnosis code is for ˜assault by sharp object'', data on which is held centrally by Information Services Division (ISD) Scotland at the following link:http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/5337.html.
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Date answered:
14 April 2009
This funding expired in November 2008. Following representations from devolved administrations and industry stakeholders, a further £2 million was made available in 2009 from the GB Animal Health and Welfare budget.
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Date answered:
19 March 2009
The 248 repeat offenders had a charge proved for crimes/offences (in the period back to 1 April 1997) on the following number of occasions: (a) 125 people - two occasions; (b) 60 people - three occasions; (c) 20 people - four occasions; (d) 43 people - five to ten occasions, and (e) No one had a charge proved for crimes on more than 10 occasions.
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Date answered:
18 March 2009
The Scottish Executive have issued guidance to local authorities to promote healthy eating as follows: Hungry for Success H4S Training Manual Free Fruit in Schools Nutrient Specifications Healthy Eating in Schools Totals 2002-...
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Date answered:
12 March 2009
The amount paid annually to each of the 10 authorities is set out in the following table: £ Million Aberdeenshire 1.40 East Renfrewshire 1.25 Edinburgh 6.62 Falkirk 8.64 Fife 3.68 Glasgow 14.67 Hi...
I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows: The Scottish Prison Service provides a range of educational and employment programmes in all prisons, including HM yoi Polmont.
Data for registered mental health nurses for the last two years can be found in the following table: Mental Health Nursing “ Bands 5 to 9 in Whole-Time Equivalent 2007 2008 Hospital 3,388.8 3,821.0 Community 1,360.9 1,546.0 Combined hospital/comm...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 February 2009
The Scottish Government is supporting the development of the hub initiative which was developed following consideration of possible joint venture models by the Joint Premises Project Board (JPPB) and which is seeking to address many of the issues identified by the JPPB as creating barriers to developing joint premises.
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Date answered:
23 February 2009
The timescales set out for such reviews in business cases will be monitored and reports followed up under the auspices of the Health Directorates'' Capital Investment Group.