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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.

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Question reference: S6W-14099

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 27 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have accessed computerised cognitive behavioural therapies (cCBT) in each year since 2017, broken down by NHS board.

Patient referrals and self-referrals to cCBT services from 2017 to 2022, by Board.

BOARD	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
NHS Ayrshire and Arran	713	1992	2193	2268	3829	4208
NHS Borders	279	356	562	609	574	673
NHS Dumfries and Galloway	256	288	253	465	818	968
NHS Fife	976	914	1004	1899	3325	2689
NHS Forth Valley	1193	1010	1162	2317	4254	4381
NHS Grampian	1753	1599	2343	2221	4241	5464
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde	115	2187	3695	4811	7779	10195
NHS Highland	147	231	376	986	2895	3498
NHS Lanarkshire	2348	2187	2067	4258	7192	6016
NHS Lothian	1930	4485	6351	7238	9343	12888
NHS Orkney	67	41	110	169	206	183
NHS Shetland	96	135	149	222	266	224
NHS Tayside	925	1239	2102	2416	3558	4389
NHS Western Isles	0	31	18	18	132	126
TOTALS	10798	16695	22385	29897	48412	55902

In addition cCBT also offered to Health and Care staff through self-referral, not recorded by Board.

YEAR	Self-Referrals
2020	3472
2021	6364
2022	10261

Question reference: S6W-13948

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 16 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 27 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-13495 by Kevin Stewart on 13 January 2023, how much it spent on the There’s More to Care Than Caring campaign, and how much it plans to spend on the 2023 campaign.

The total cost of the 2021-2022 campaign was £206,970. The 2023 campaign has been developed to have a much greater media presence and will aim to reach a broader audience than previous campaigns. With this, the projected spend for the 2023 campaign is £500,000. This also cost also includes activities on insights gathering to gain further clarity on how the campaign messaging is received and the public perceptions of a career in social care to help inform and shape future recruitment support.

Question reference: S6W-13901

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether NHS Scotland and its partners identify veterans as a distinct group in their work in tackling health inequalities.

We recognise that veterans may have specific health needs as a result of their military service. Scottish Government works with key partners, including NHS Armed Forces and Veterans Champions to ensure that veterans are identified as a distinct group to ensure their needs are met within the healthcare system.

As a result of a project in NHS Fife, it was agreed at the UK wide MoD/ Department of Health and Social Care Partnership Board that a single code identifying veterans within primary care records be used.

In addition, as part of our commitment to establish a GP’s Armed Forces and Veterans Recognition Scheme, we have developed a training package for health and social care staff, working in general practices to help them understand the specific health needs that veterans can present with.

Question reference: S6W-13902

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what support it gives to assist the work of Veterans Champions.

Question reference: S6W-13891

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether there is a National Managed Clinical Network on veterans’ health and, if so, what its membership is.

NHS National Services Division operated the Scottish Veterans Care Network between November 2020 and March 2022.

A range of stakeholders were involved in shaping the Network. The Network’s primary focus was on the Mental Health and Wellbeing Action Plan (MHWAP). The delivery of the MHWAP is now being taken forward by a veteran led Implementation Board, and as such the Network has been stood down.

Question reference: S6W-13888

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when the membership of the Armed Forces and Veterans Health Joint Group was last refreshed.

Question reference: S6W-13955

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 16 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 27 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-13496 by Kevin Stewart on 13 January 2023, how many (a) health and social care partnerships and (b) provider representative organisations it has worked with to deliver webinars for social care employers, and what plans it has to engage with any such remaining organisations.

Officials hosted webinars which took place week commencing‎ 9 January to offer additional support to providers in applying PR and Marketing approaches at a local level, based on their specific need, and to share more insight into the alternative recruitment routes available, such as Apprenticeship and Employability programmes.

These events were optional and open to all providers across social care sector. Invitations were issued to providers through CCPS and Scottish Care.

We plan to review the feedback provided on these webinars to assess the interest for further webinars to be hosted, consider how these may be improved in the future and what additional topics participates would be keen for these to cover.

Question reference: S6W-13893

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 27 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to assess the scale and nature of drugs misuse in the veterans community in Scotland.

Last year we published ‘The Strategy For Our Veterans: Taking the Strategy Forward in Scotland – Our Refreshed Action Plan’ which sets out our commitment to obtaining data on veterans from the new Drug and Alcohol Information System (DAISy). DAISy includes a field identifier for veterans and will gather key demographic and outcome data on people who engage in drug and alcohol treatment services. This will provide useful data on the nature and scale of problem drug use among veterans across Scotland. We anticipate that Public Health Scotland will publish this data for the first time this year.

Question reference: S6W-13894

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 27 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has introduced to tackle drugs misuse in the veterans community in Scotland.

The Scottish Government is investing £250 million in the National Drugs Mission over the life of the Parliament to save and improve lives of people who use drugs, including veterans. For the first time this year we will have data on the number of veterans accessing drug and alcohol treatment services, using the new Drug and Alcohol Information System (DAISy). We will use this data to inform our work to better meet the needs of veterans who use drugs to support them to achieve their recovery goals.

Question reference: S6W-13896

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether the work of the Scottish Trauma Network includes the specific needs of veterans who have suffered polytrauma.