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The Medium Combustion Plants Directive requirements are phased over a number of years with full implementation required by 2030. This supports the incorporation of the Directive's requirements into new and forthcoming investment decisions. The health resource budget will increase by almost £2 billion by the end of this Parliament. From that increase, NHS boards will manage the requirement of any new legislation in respect of the Medium Combustion Plants Directive.

The Scottish Government’s consultation on transposition of the EU Medium Combustion Plants Directive closes on 10 March and a summary of the consultation responses will be published in the Spring. The Directive sets out a number of legal requirements that apply across the EU. It provides for a number of potential derogations and the consultation seeks views as to if, and how, they should be applied in Scotland. The Directive requires transposition into domestic legislation by December 2017.

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Deloitte were commissioned to undertake an Analysis of General Practice Systems and Processes, to inform the work carried out under the Primary Care Digital Services Delivery Fund for prioritisation of funding for digital services and infrastructure, both locally and nationally. The work was commissioned on 16 June 2016 and the funds payable to Deloitte for the work they undertook was £148,202 (excluding VAT).

Deloitte were also commissioned to undertake a review of the Scottish Allocation Formula (SAF), which weights general practice funding by various factors that affect workload, including deprivation, rurality and age. The work was commissioned in two parts, the first on 18 December 2015 and the funds payable to Deloitte for the work they undertook was £41,450, and the second on 14 April 2016 and the funds payable to Deloitte for the work they undertook was £36,450 (excluding VAT).

The relevant information will be published at an appropriate time following the successful conclusion of General Medical Services (GMS) contract negotiations.

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We are investing £5m of funding from the Cancer Strategy 'Beating Cancer: Ambition and Action' to reduce inequalities in access to screening in Scotland. Funding will be allocated over the next 5 years to support new activities which identify, address and reduce inequalities of access to screening services in Scotland.

Officials are currently working to establish a NHS Scotland network, including stakeholders and experts from across NHS Scotland, which will develop and share new ways of working.

Pilot activities with the ability to improve access to screening will be considered by Scottish Government and if approved will be subject to evaluation. If successful they will be carefully considered for wider roll out.

On 8 February 2017 we will launch a new, hard-hitting awareness raising campaign on cervical screening targeted at 25-35 year old women living in Scotland from lower socio economic groups as we know they are less likely to attend.

Officials work closely with Health Boards to develop initiatives to improve uptake for women from disadvantaged backgrounds within the Scottish Cervical Screening Programme. Recent local initiatives include regular drop in screening sessions for women from disadvantaged backgrounds and clinics engaging with homeless women and those seeking help for drug and alcohol use.

We recently commissioned research with women from disadvantaged backgrounds into the reasons for non-uptake of the screening invitation. The results of this work will inform our engagement and communications strategy to support the programme and encourage participation in cervical screening particularly amongst those less likely to attend when invited.

Furthermore, we are investing £5m of funding from the Cancer Strategy in our screening programmes to reduce inequalities in access to screening in Scotland.

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A Business Case on the introduction of HPV primary screening has been submitted to the Scottish Screening Committee. This Business Case is being carefully considered by the Committee who will advise Scottish Ministers on the future use of HPV testing in the programme.