§ Mr. Bill WalkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any plans to make the reports of the Scottish hospital advisory service more widely available.
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§ Mr. Michael ForsythScottish hospital advisory service (SHAS) reports, in order to be effective, have always received wide circulation within health boards. Following a recent review of the role and operation of SHAS, undertaken in consultation with the director of SHAS, health boards and the chief executive, NHS, I have decided that SHAS reports should henceforth be available from SHAS as for sale publications as well as continuing to be made widely available to all health board staff with a direct interest in them.