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I have apologies for absence from Duncan McNeil and David McLetchie, and Mary Mulligan might have to leave early and miss part of the meeting.I am sure that today’s meeting will not be nasty or brutish, but it might be short.
How will the Scottish Government assist the sector to ensure that mental health services are retained and are not cut due to financial constraints? Mary Scanlon makes a good point about the general quality of service that the voluntary sector provides.
What is being done to reduce the number of emergency admissions to hospital among elderly people, for whom delays can often lead to a loss of confidence and independence? Mary Scanlon will be aware that that issue is of great importance to the Scottish Government, and we have already put a lot of effort into reducing the number of emergency admissions.
I do not know exactly what that question has to do with Midlothian, Presiding Officer. I advise Mary Mulligan that there is a clear distinction between the average subsidy target and the level of the housing association grant.
I hope that she is as impressed with what she sees there as Mary Scanlon and I were during our recent visit to the centre.What practical steps are being taken to accelerate the extension of small-scale pilot schemes through to comprehensive national adoption of telehealth services, which I am in no doubt would be cost effective for the NHS?
The important point to remember is that local authorities and health boards are jointly accountable for the delivery of many services in mental health and the other areas that Mary Scanlon mentioned, which is crucial.
How will the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing ensure that the strategic spending review reflects that priority? As Mary Scanlon knows, I cannot go into detail about the spending review, but all those matters will become clear over the next few weeks.
As the member knows, those are, in essence, matters to be dealt with between the purchasers of properties, their lawyers and the developers. Mary Mulligan, like Angela Constance, highlights an issue of concern throughout Scotland.