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The rules governing the use of Fixed Odds Betting Terminals are reserved to the UK Government.

The Scottish Government argued in the Smith Commission for the full devolution of gambling policy to Scotland on the grounds that this would enable problem gambling in Scotland to be tackled more effectively.

The UK Government is currently undertaking a wide ranging review of gaming machines. The review covers a number of areas including maximum gaming machines stakes and prizes, allocations of gaming machines in licensed premises, and social responsibility measures to minimise the risk of gambling related harm.

The Scotland Act 2016 included only a limited power in respect of the number of Fixed Odds Betting Terminals in new betting shops. This does not include any powers in respect of existing premises, or those found in premises other than betting shops. The Scottish Government will consider the outcome of the UK consultation before taking a view on what use of the limited powers available in Scotland might be proposed.

The power to legislate on the maximum bet permitted on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals remains reserved to the UK Government.

The Scotland Act 2016 only included a limited power in respect of setting the number of Fixed Odds Betting Terminals in new betting shops.

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There is no data for NHS Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles because there are no specialist Hepatitis C services available in these Board areas. It is also worth noting that treatment initiations in 2015-16 are based on the NHS board where treatment was administered. In the years 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15, treatment initiations are based on the patient’s NHS board of residence where known.

It is estimated 1,871 people will have been treated for hepatitis C in the financial year 2016-17.

The data in the following table is taken from Health Protection Scotland’s website at: http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/bbvsti/wrdetail.aspx?id=68846&wrtype=6#images

The Care Inspectorate, on behalf of Scottish Ministers, operates a formal complaints procedure for anyone who is unhappy about a registered care service. This procedure explains people's right to receipt of high quality services and what steps they can take if they feel this is not being met. Details of how people can register a complaint is well publicised on the Care Inspectorate's website.http://www.careinspectorate.com/images/documents/82/Procedure%20for%20handling%20complaints%20-%20Jul%2014.pdf

Additionally National Care Standards stipulate that service providers must make available to service users and their families details of their complaint handling procedures. This information is provided to everyone receiving a registered care service and ensures they are fully familiar with their rights and expectations from the outset.

Together these easily accessible information ensures service users are made aware of what to do should they wish to complain about a care service, or challenge the findings of any such investigations.

Each of the Health and Social Care Partnerships will publish an annual Performance Report for 2016-17 by the end of July 2017. These reports will set out an assessment of performance in relation to the National Health and Wellbeing Outcomes, which focus on the experiences and quality of services for people using those services, carers and their families. The Scottish Government will work closely with Partnerships to learn from the findings of these reports and how this can be shared more widely.

All health professionals are expected to demonstrate through both work based learning and self-directed learning, the knowledge and skills in end of life care to satisfy the core competencies of their profession.

The requirements and content of training curricula is a matter for the Royal Colleges and is approved by the General Medical Council as regulator of the medical profession.

All Healthcare professionals including mental health practitioners are expected to assess and address their learning needs to deliver the high quality services required by their local population; this includes end of life/palliative considerations.

Opt-out blood borne virus testing for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV is available for all new prisoners at HMP Castle Huntly, Cornton Vale, Glenochil, Grampian, Kilmarnock, Perth, Polmont and Shotts, while Barlinne, Greenock and Low Moss have an opt-out approach for Hepatitis C and HIV. We are working with NHS boards to deliver the service in the remaining prisons.

The NDIP 2016 Report shows a reduction in oral health inequalities in primary 1 children across a range of inequality measures.

The Scottish Government is committed to continuing to tackle oral health inequalities in children. This is why in the recently published Fairer Scotland Action Plan, we have included a commitment to extend supervised toothbrushing and fluoride varnish application for nursery and primary 1 and 2 children in even more comparatively deprived communities. Currently this preventive treatment is available under our flagship Childsmile programme to the 20 per cent most deprived communities within each NHS Board area. This will now be extended to those communities who fall within the most 20 per cent deprived measured on a Scotland-wide basis.