The Transatlantic Trade and Investment partnership (TTIP) and the NHS have been discussed with the Scottish Government at official and Ministerial level.<\/p>
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Both the European Commission and US negotiators have explicitly ruled out public services from the scope of any market liberalisation in TTIP, and it has therefore not been necessary to discuss any exclusions related to specific public services. The Scottish Government\u2019s ability to determine how publically funded health services in Scotland are provided will not be affected. It will be completely up to the Scottish Government to take decisions on which providers deliver health care services in the best interests of their patients.<\/p>
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The Government\u2019s consultation on implementing the 2014 EU Procurement Directives took place between 19 September and 17 October 2014. We expect to publish our response early in the new year.<\/p>
Progress on the transposition of the directives can be followed on GOV.UK at:<\/p>
Year<\/p><\/td> | Number of Non-obstetric ultrasounds tests<\/p><\/td> | Number of Flexible sigmoidoscopy<\/p> tests<\/p><\/td> | Number of<\/p> Colonoscopy<\/p> tests<\/p><\/td> | Number of MRI<\/p> tests<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2009-10<\/p><\/td> | 5,073,625<\/p><\/td> | 197,342<\/p><\/td> | 315,657<\/p><\/td> | 1,895,842<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2010-11<\/p><\/td> | 5,353,578<\/p><\/td> | 200,462<\/p><\/td> | 324,429<\/p><\/td> | 2,035,440<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2011-12<\/p><\/td> | 5,592,035<\/p><\/td> | 217,767<\/p><\/td> | 360,443<\/p><\/td> | 2,192,511<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2012-13<\/p><\/td> | 5,918,780<\/p><\/td> | 232,674<\/p><\/td> | 399,637<\/p><\/td> | 2,407,441<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2013-14<\/p><\/td> | 6,314,999<\/p><\/td> | 228,756<\/p><\/td> | 401,278<\/p><\/td> | 2,667,286<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/em><\/p> <\/p> Source: <\/em>Monthly diagnostic waiting times and activity, NHS England<\/p> <\/p>"}
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