- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what public consultation will take place about the revised proposals for health services in Ayrshire and Arran.
Answer
I will look to theIndependent Scrutiny Panel to assess the safety, sustainability, evidence-base andvalue for money of the revised proposals, and to be satisfied that the views oflocal people have been taken into account.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria will be used to appoint members to the independent panel established to scrutinise revised proposals for health services in Ayrshire and Arran.
Answer
I am currently consideringall the options to ensure that the Independent Scrutiny Panel is populated with– and has access to – individuals with the necessary skills, experience and leadershipto robustly scrutinise the revised proposals.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the proposals to improve public transport provision for residents living in rural communities in south and east Ayrshire in order to access NHS services, as agreed by the Minister for Health and Community Care and the chair of NHS Ayrshire and Arran on 15 December 2006, will proceed as planned, in light of the decision to retain accident and emergency services at Ayr Hospital.
Answer
NHS Ayrshire and Arran are continuing to work with Strathclyde Partnership forTransport (SPT) and Stagecoach to extend the bus service between Ayr and Crosshouse Hospitals.
The East AyrshireCommunity Planning Partnership have begun to examine transport issues, includingaccess to health care with the intention of putting an integrated, sustainable transportsystem in place. NHS Ayrshire and Arran continue to pursueother ways to improve transport and access to health care facilities in Ayrshirewith SPT and Stagecoach.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 20 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will introduce the network of community casualty units throughout Ayrshire, as agreed by the Minister for Health and Community Care and NHS Ayrshire and Arran on 15 December 2006.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-752 on 18 June 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: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 20 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to engage with clinicians who supported the establishment of community casualty facilities throughout Ayrshire, as agreed by the Executive and NHS Ayrshire and Arran on 15 December 2006.
Answer
As I outlined in mystatement in the Chamber on 6 June 2007, I have instructedthe board of NHS Ayrshire and Arran to review their original plans and to producerevised proposals that will enable accident and emergency services to continue atboth sites in Ayrshire. I am clear that, as far as possible within the resourcesavailable to the board, I want them to retain their primary care and community developmentprogrammes.
I recognise that thereare many issues to address, for example relating to clinical workload and staffing.I want these challenges to be faced up to in a way that puts patients first andis innovative.
It is now a matterfor the board to determine how best to deliver these services and to produce proposals.I would expect the board to ensure that any proposals were fully informed by localclinical opinion. The Independent Scrutiny Panel, which will then fully considerthe board’s proposals, will have access to expert clinical advice. I will carefullyconsider all the available information before coming to a final decision.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 20 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the timescale is for the establishment of the proposed specialist cancer care centre at Ayr Hospital.
Answer
This is a matter forNHS Ayrshire and Arran.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 20 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the planned specialist cancer care centre for Ayrshire, to be located at Ayr Hospital, will proceed and what budget has been allocated for this.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-752 on 18 June 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: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 19 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions have taken place with Communities Scotland about how credit unions will be assisted to expand the services they offer.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-717 on 19 June 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: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 19 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth has held with Communities Scotland to discuss the future funding of credit unions.
Answer
Credit unions fallwithin the remit of the Minister for Communities and Sport. The minister has receivedbriefing from officials in the Scottish Executive on the support provided to creditunions by Communities Scotland and others. We are committed to continuing supportfor the credit union movement.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether additional ambulance and paramedic services will be stationed in Maybole following the decision to retain accident and emergency services at Ayr Hospital.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-767 on 18 June 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.
