Questions and answers
Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.
- Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
- Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S6W-13453
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has published a national framework for acute oncology services.
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Question reference: S6W-13518
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to improve the integration of health and social care workforce data with service delivery plans across multiple services and organisations.
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Question reference: S6W-13452
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has developed a remote and rural workforce recruitment strategy to ensure that the health and social care needs of people who live in remote and rural communities are met.
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Question reference: S6W-13522
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken to develop its Once for Scotland workforce policies programme, which promotes NHS Scotland as an employer.
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Question reference: S6W-13520
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has undertaken to identify the role that artificial intelligence can play in delivering health and social care services to address any demand and capacity issues.
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Question reference: S6W-13527
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to upskill the cancer care workforce, including what guidance and support on developing leadership skills it has published.
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Question reference: S6W-13507
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken with the NHS National Ethnic Minority Forum (EMF) to develop outcomes to support staff from minority ethnic backgrounds.
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Question reference: S6W-13440
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has identified options for obtaining accurate data on any unregistered members of the health and social care workforce, ensuring the whole workforce is considered when planning.
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Question reference: S6W-13502
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent supporting health and social care staff in 2022 with their (a) practical and (b) emotional needs, including pastoral care and other measures to aid rest and recuperation, broken down by area of spending.
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Question reference: S6W-13501
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what funding has been provided for (a) systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) and (b) acute oncology to help build a sustainable workforce, broken down by area of expenditure, since the start of 2022.