- Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3802 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 September 2007, what the proposed catchment areas are for emergency medical admissions to (a) St John’s Hospital, (b) the Western General Hospital and (c) the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Answer
I understand fromNHS Lothian that they are currently preparing a plan to change the catchment areas.The details are still being worked on and the board expect to implement the plan in February 2008.
- Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3797 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 September 2007, what aspects of NHS Lothian’s Improving Care, Investing in Change plans have still to be implemented.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-4845 on 18 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questionsare available on the parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3797 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 September 2007, when any outstanding aspects of NHS Lothian’s Improving Care, Investing in Change plans will be implemented.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-4845 on 18 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questionsare available on the parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3799 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 September 2007, when colorectal surgery will be relocated from the Western General Hospital to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-4840 on 18 October 2007. Allanswers to written parliamentary questions are available on the parliament’s website,the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3797 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 September 2007, what aspects of NHS Lothian’s Improving Care, Investing in Change plans have been implemented.
Answer
Action plans from “ImprovingCare, Investing in Change” covered a wide range of options for service change inacute services, older people’s services and mental health services.I understand that NHS Lothianhave implemented a number of schemes and full details of the changes together withprogress reports can be found in NHS Lothian’s website
www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/.
- Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3799 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 September 2007, whom NHS Lothian consulted prior to making the decision that colorectal surgery would be relocated from the Western General Hospital to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-4840 on 18 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider reviewing the Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 in order to permit competition between neighbouring local authorities in relation to the provision of building warrants.
Answer
I have asked DrPaul Stollard, Chief Executive of the Scottish Building Standards Agency, toanswer. His response is as follows:
There is nojustification for such a review.
- Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any plans to review the Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 in order to permit competition between neighbouring local authorities in relation to the provision of building warrants.
Answer
I have asked DrPaul Stollard, Chief Executive of the Scottish Building Standards Agency, toanswer. His response is as follows:
No.
- Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Association of Building Standards Managers is funded by public money.
Answer
I have asked DrPaul Stollard, Chief Executive of the Scottish Building Standards Agency, toanswer. His response is as follows:
I can confirmthat the Scottish Association of Building Standards Managers does not receivefunding support from the Scottish Government and I am unaware of the extent andnature of possible local authority support.
- Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Livingston, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 October 2007
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Current Status:
Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3799 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 September 2007, why NHS Lothian decided that colorectal surgery would be relocated from the Western General Hospital to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
Answer
Awaiting answer
