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Reference	Item	MSP	Type	Date (desc)
S1W-03243	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of the work of the Ayr Hospitals' Rapid Response Team, whether it has analysed its work in reducing bed blocking and whether it intends to promote thi	Welsh, Ian	Question Written Question	27 Dec 1999
S1W-01446	To ask the Scottish Executive what proposals it has to address the training requirements of 16 to 19 year olds with special educational needs.	Welsh, Ian	Question Written Question	04 Nov 1999
S1W-01445	To ask the Scottish Executive what actions have been taken by Locate in Scotland to promote Prestwick Airport as a location for aircraft maintenance facilities.	Welsh, Ian	Question Written Question	04 Nov 1999
S1W-01450	To ask the Scottish Executive what encouragement it can offer towards the development and expansion of Scottish ports.	Welsh, Ian	Question Written Question	26 Oct 1999
S1W-01455	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of how the Scottish Office has been reorganised, what was the rationale behind this reorganisation and whether it will provide a detailed	Welsh, Ian	Question Written Question	30 Sep 1999
S1W-01449	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it supports the proposal for a Scottish School of Music and Recording Technology in Ayr.	Welsh, Ian	Question Written Question	28 Sep 1999
S1W-01453	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide examples of local partnership best practice between health boards and local authorities which address the issue of "bed-blocking".	Welsh, Ian	Question Written Question	23 Sep 1999
S1W-01452	To ask the Scottish Executive where, in Scottish schools, there are models of good practice in the integration of children with special educational needs into "mainstream" schools, and what proposals	Welsh, Ian	Question Written Question	23 Sep 1999
S1W-01451	To ask the Scottish Executive what encouragement it will offer to local authorities to provide sporting and leisure schemes for children and young adults with disabilities and/or special educational n	Welsh, Ian	Question Written Question	23 Sep 1999
S1W-01447	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will confirm its continued financial support for the Social Inclusion Partnership in North Ayr.	Welsh, Ian	Question Written Question	23 Sep 1999
S1W-01454	To ask the Scottish Executive what operational difficulties the Scottish Legal Aid Board has faced in the last few years, and what steps it has taken to ensure that the Scottish Legal Aid Board will n	Welsh, Ian	Question Written Question	20 Sep 1999

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To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of the work of the Ayr Hospitals' Rapid Response Team, whether it has analysed its work in reducing bed blocking and whether it intends to promote thi

S1W-03243 · Written Question · lodged by Welsh, Ian

Lodged on

13 Dec 1999

Heard / answered on

27 Dec 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of the work of the Ayr Hospitals' Rapid Response Team, whether it has analysed its work in reducing bed blocking and whether it intends to promote this initiative throughout the National Health Service in Scotland.

The answer

I am aware of the work of the Ayrshire and Arran Rapid Response Team, which is an excellent example of partnership working between Health Service providers, Local Authorities and other agencies. I stressed the need for effective joint working of this kind at a conference for local authority and Health Service leaders last month. A Joint Future Group to be chaired by Iain Gray will take forward the outcomes.

Answered by Susan Deacon on 27 Dec 1999.