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The review of Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health (SCIEH) was conducted on behalf of the Common Services Agency. The review of the structure of SCIEH is on-going and is the subject of consultation with staff. Interim management arrangements have been made, including the appointment of an Interim General Manager, Acting Clinical Director and Human Resources Manager, who will work with existing staff within SCIEH to review current methods and ensure the recommendations in the review are put in place. The Director of SCIEH has relinquished his role in SCIEH and is currently on project work outwith the organisation.

The guidance issued to all nurse prescribers states very clearly the requirement to enter nurse prescribing information into the GP patient record and that the timescales for doing this need to be agreed with the GP. The detailed content of the patient record held by GPs is a matter for the GPs themselves.The Scottish Executive has set up a steering group to take forward the extension of nurse prescribing. One of the members of that group is a GP. Infrastructure to support the extension of nurse prescribing is one of the issues being considered by the group.

The guidance issued to all nurse prescribers states very clearly the requirement to enter nurse prescribing information into the GP patient record, and that the timescales for doing this need to be agreed with the GP.The Scottish Executive has set up a steering group to take forward the extension of nurse prescribing. One of the members of that group is a general practitioner. Infrastructure to support the extension of nurse prescribing is one of the issues being considered by the group.

The Scottish Executive has made a substantial investment in GP systems and in community nurse access to IT.The Scottish Executive has set up a steering group to take forward the extension of nurse prescribing. Infrastructure to support the extension of nurse prescribing is one of the issues being considered by the group. This will include consideration of the potential for computer generated prescriptions where appropriate.

The Scottish Executive Health Department has this responsibility in the context of monitoring statistical returns from the NHS generally in order to detect major trends. Other departments and bodies also have an interest, for example, the Health and Safety Executive, the Scottish Trauma Audit Group and NHS Boards.

I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-19814.

Our National Health: A plan for action, a plan for change made clear that NHSScotland must achieve the best value in domestic services and that contracting out, while often appropriate, should no longer be seen as the norm.The vast majority of NHS Trusts already provide all or part of their cleaning and catering services in-house. Those Trusts which have outsourced their domestic services are reviewing these arrangements as the contract break points are reached. Since December 2000, one Trust has decided to take services back in-house.

Planning Advice Note 62: Radio Telecommunications (Bib. number 16043) contains advice on development proposals causing interference with radio telecommunications services, which includes television signals.

I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-19038.

Any advice on the introduction of liquid based cytology into the cervical screening programme from either the Health Technology Board for Scotland or the National Institute of Clinical Excellence or the national Advisory Group on Cervical Screening, will be considered by the Scottish Executive. Relevant guidance will issue to NHSScotland when appropriate.