Chamber and committees

NHS Health Boards are responsible for delivering safe, effective and person-centred care at a local level, which includes identifying and monitoring instances of patient misdiagnosis. This will be through a number of processes such as Adverse Event reviews, the NHS Model Complaints Handling Procedure, Organisational Duty of Candour and Scottish Public Services Ombudsman investigation reports, amongst others.

The Scottish Government and NHS Health Boards work closely together to ensure local policy and processes are implemented and improved in line with national policy and frameworks.

This information is not held centrally by the Scottish Government. NHS dental services are provided by independent contractors/high street dentists and any management information on waiting times will be held by each practice. There is no central consolidation of this information.

This information is not held centrally by the Scottish Government. NHS dental services are provided by independent contractors/high street dentists and any management information on waiting times will be held by each practice. There is no central consolidation of this information.

Ensuring the safety and supporting the wellbeing of those fleeing the illegal war in Ukraine is central to our Scottish response. Even before arrival in Scotland, our National Services Scotland engage with applicants to identify and triage people ensuring those with pre-existing or identified health needs are supported on arrival. In addition all people receive information which signposts mental health support and trauma informed care services when they arrive.

We are working closely with our partners including Heads of Psychology Scotland, NHS Scotland, COSLA, local authorities, the Scottish Refugee Council and others, to further develop our wellbeing packs for displaced people from Ukraine. These online packs include specific psychological wellbeing information for services supporting Ukrainian families, host families, and professionals: Ukraine Refugee Psychological Wellbeing Pack: Guidance for services - www.gov.scot/publications/ukraine-psychological-wellbeing-advice-pack-guidance-ukrainian-arrivals/ . 

Last year, the Scottish Government amended legislation so there will be no charge for NHS Scotland services for people who have fled Ukraine, including mental health services. 

As at 14 February 2023 there were 370 Ukrainian displaced people in Welcome accommodation in Edinburgh, with a further 1,140 on board MS Victoria. There were 650 Ukrainian displaced people in Welcome accommodation in Glasgow, with a further 995 on board MS Ambition.

Matching teams working on-board both vessels are making offers of accommodation based on the circumstances of guests, including employment, health and personal preferences.

While priority will be given to match those disembarking the ships with local offers of accommodation, some guests will be asked to consider accommodation further afield, in other parts of Scotland. Due to the range of uncertainty, thus far it has not been possible to produce an estimate of how many will remain within Glasgow and Edinburgh.

We are still considering the feasibility of a grant scheme or other assistance to help displaced Ukrainians into private rented sector accommodation (PRS), and working through options for this in partnership with COSLA, local authorities and the third sector.    

A number of Scottish local authorities already have rental guarantee schemes in place. Officials are working to understand their effectiveness and opportunities to support or expand them as may be most beneficial. We are also exploring a number of opportunities to broaden housing supply and, where possible, to relieve market pressures.  

As research, analysis and assessment is ongoing and necessitates close cooperation with local government stakeholders and other partners, no timeline has yet been placed on this activity.

The Scottish Government is aware of the severe pressures which rising energy and other inflation-related costs are putting on the sector. The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care has established a Ministerial Advisory Group to ensure we collaborate effectively to meet these challenges.

Many of the policy and economic levers that would help reduce the pressures on care homes are reserved to Westminster and the Scottish Government has written on a number of occasions to the UK Government to raise these matters.

The Scottish Government is in regular contact with NHS Boards and providers of social care across the Highlands and Islands region to understand the challenges they are facing which include the rise in energy costs.

There are 3 dental schools in Scotland at Aberdeen, Dundee, and Glasgow Universities. There are no plans for any new dental courses to be introduced at the current time.

The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Information about Scottish Government funding since 2000 is not available from a single source or held in a single location. Records retention policy may also affect availability of records over this timescale.

The Scottish Government currently provides funding to the Scottish Refugee Council to support Refugee Festival Scotland.

The small grants will enable wide-scale public engagement across Scotland for the refreshed New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy. Arrangements for the distribution of the small grants associated are being developed by the strategy’s key partners, the Scottish Government, COSLA and Scottish Refugee Council. Further information will be available in due course.