Scottish Government

News Releases:

Sunday 28/04/2002

Free Personal Care information campaign [General]

Explanation of how free personal and nursing care will work from July.

Friday 26/04/2002

And in 2080, the weather in Scotland will be... [Environment]

A new report warns of increased flooding and warmer, wetter winters in the decades ahead.

Auchenlarie Holiday Park receives IIP award [Tourism]

Castle Douglas caravan park receives an Investors In People award.

BEAR/Amey open doors to dialogue [Transport]

Companies tell MPs and MSPs about operations in managing and maintaining Scotland's trunk roads.

FM given important role in shaping new Europe [Government]

Jack McConnell says that a new Europe should be based on strong democratic credentials.

Proposals for 'cleanliness champion' in every ward [Health and Community Care]

Proposals for new national training scheme on infection control for up to 3,500 frontline nurses.

Thursday 25/04/2002

£4.5 m to help clean up contaminated land [Environment]

Funding for local authorities to implement Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations.

Annual report on standards from Clinical Board [Health and Community Care]

Health Minister urges NHS to embrace culture of improvement.

Communities to be given influential voice [People and Society]

Community learning and development at heart of regeneration strategy.

Debate on future of freshwater fisheries [Marine and Fisheries]

Future of Scotland's freshwater fish and fisheries focus of a Parliamentary debate.

Figures show immunisation 'success story' [Health and Community Care]

Dramatic decline in rates of previously common childhood diseases over the past 10 years.

'Golden hello' package for NHS dentists [Health and Community Care]

£1m package to improve recruitment and retention of NHS dentists in remote and rural Scotland.

Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland [People and Society]

The membership of the transport advisory group MACS has been announced.

Primary care teams to lead NHS reform [Health and Community Care]

GP’s, nurses, pharmacists and health visitors to take central role in leading transformation of NHS.

Report on patient confidentiality [Health and Community Care]

Report by the independent Confidentiality and Security Advisory Group for Scotland (CSAGS).

Swedish Congress for Euro 2008 [Sport]

First Minister promotes Scotland and Ireland as host for football championships.

Wednesday 24/04/2002

Crime clear-up rate a post-war record [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Justice Minister welcomes news of a further fall in the recorded crime figures.

Crown Office secures £10m budget increase [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Announcement made at the final meeting of the Justice 2 Committee inquiry into the Service.

Euro 2008 bid gains momentum [Sport]

The newly designed logo for the Scotland/Ireland Euro 2008 Bid unveiled in Edinburgh and Dublin.

Minister outlines 'agenda' to Police Federation [Law, Order and Public Safety]

Jim Wallace outlines ‘agenda for reform’ to annual conference of Scottish Police Federation.