Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.
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To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish a paper on improving operational practice to support better health outcomes for people with alcohol problems.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will establish and evaluate tests of change to improve access to alcohol treatment through the justice system.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has produced an evaluation report of the nationally funded pathway from people leaving prison to residential rehab, as noted in relation to action point 8j in the updated Rights, Respect and Recovery Action Plan 2019-2021, which was published in December 2020.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has developed an integrated response to the education, volunteering and employment needs of people recovering from alcohol and drug problems through the No One Left Behind strategy, as included at action point 11e in the updated Rights, Respect and Recovery Action Plan 2019-2021, which was published in December 2020.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has developed and tested a quality assurance tool to support the implementation of The Quality Principles: Standard Expectations of Care and support in Drug and Alcohol Services, as included at action point 8a in the updated Rights, Respect and Recovery Action Plan 2019-2021, which was published in December 2020.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has identified pathways to recovery through (a) community support, (b) primary care, (c) treatment services, (d) hospital, (e) the justice system including prisons and (f) other settings as needed, as included at action point 15b in the updated Rights, Respect and Recovery Action Plan 2019-2021, which was published in December 2020.
To ask the Scottish Government whether effective protocols are in place between alcohol and drug services and mental health services to improve access and pathways for those who experience this co-morbidity, as included at action point 11b in the updated Rights, Respect and Recovery Action Plan 2019-2021, which was published in December 2020.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has produced a workforce development framework with an ongoing implementation plan, as included at action point 1c in the updated Rights, Respect and Recovery Action Plan 2019-2021, which was published in December 2020, for (a) drugs and (b) alcohol.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve access to alcohol treatment and support, as included at action point 15a in the updated Rights, Respect and Recovery Action Plan 2019-2021, which was published in December 2020.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has published an evaluation of National Development Project Fund investments in advocacy, as included at action point 9c in the updated Rights, Respect and Recovery Action Plan 2019-2021, which was published in December 2020.