Shona Robison
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"Shona McRory Robison" is a Scottish people/Scottish politician who has been Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport since 2014 and Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Dundee City East (Scottish Parliament constituency)/Dundee City East since 2011. She was elected as a Scottish National Party candidate in the Scottish Parliamentary Election, 2003/2003 election. Previously she had represented the SNP as an Additional Members System member for North East Scotland, having been elected in the Scottish Parliamentary Election, 1999/1999 election.

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There are concerns . . . I think we need to ensure that there is strict monitoring of the drugs budget. We have to have systems to ensure that doctors are not over-prescribing and also the most cost- effective ways of prescribing.

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Many barriers have been broken down in female employment but it seems that for whatever reason, when it comes to computing, girls are deciding to stand back.

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It is time the managers at NHS Grampian looked at whether the capacity of the unit is sufficient to meet the area that it serves and whether the number of cots are adequate.

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What Jack McConnell is saying is not something in itself that you could argue against, but not everyone is in the position to do what he's suggesting. For those who can it is fine, but I think we need to do more than that. We need more home economics teachers to make sure young people have got the basics. That is more practical.

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I would support a reduction in sickness absence, but the executive must address pressures that force too many people to work too many hours in stressful conditions.

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We must still sort out difficulties with the dental profession and move stalled negotiations forward.

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The increased absence rate may be another symptom of the pressure on workers due to overall staffing shortages, and so this must be sorted out as a matter of urgency.

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We would favour complementary therapies being available on the NHS, but they have to have been tested to show they are effective so we need more research.

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