Parliament Workbench
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Written Question · S1W-21645 · Session 1

Whether it has any plans to appoint a dental services ombudsman.

Answered Asked by John Scott Con Lodged 9 Jan 2002

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to appoint a dental services ombudsman.

The answer

Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 23 Jan 2002 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

The Health Service Ombudsman is responsible for reviewing complaints wherever they occur in NHSScotland. The Scottish Public Sector Ombudsman Bill proposes the establishment of a "one stop shop", combining the offices of the Scottish Parliamentary, Health Service, Local Government and Housing Association Ombudsman.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-21645 by reference.