- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 27 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to ensure that art therapists will have adequate opportunities to contribute to reviews of the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) guidelines.
Answer
All SIGN guidelines are independently reviewed by specialist referees prior to publication and there are a number of opportunities for interested parties to get involved during the development phase.
Decisions taken by SIGN in the development of their guidelines are entirely a matter for them and it would be inappropriate for the Scottish Government to intervene.
However, the Scottish Government has made a commitment to work with the allied health professional (AHP) research community to explore how best to develop further research opportunities in AHP mental health practice to contribute to the development of clinical guidelines and ˜The healthcare quality strategy for NHSScotland.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 27 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met representatives of the British Association of Art Therapists and what matters were discussed.
Answer
The Scottish Government met with representatives from the British Association of Art Therapists and other arts therapies professional bodies earlier this month to discuss their direct input to the Realising Potential. An action plan for the Allied Health Professionals in Mental Health.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 26 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidelines are in place regarding the use of gastric bands.
Answer
The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) published Guideline 115 on the Management of Obesity on 24 February 2010, which provides evidence-based recommendations for clinical practice in the management of adults and children, including the use of bariatric surgery.
SIGN recommends that bariatric surgery should be considered on an individual case basis following assessment of risk / benefit in patients who fulfil the following criteria:
BMI ‰¥ 35 kg/m2;
presence of one or more severe co-morbidities which are expected to improve significantly with weight reduction, and
evidence of completion of a structured weight management programme not resulting in significant and sustained improvement in co-morbidities.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 26 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in the NHS Ayrshire and Arran area have had a gastric band fitted in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Answer
The number of patients resident in NHS Ayrshire and Arran who have had a gastric band fitted in each of the last five years is shown in the following table.
| Calendar Year | Number of Patients |
| 2005 > | 6 > |
| 2006 > | 5 > |
| 2007 | 3 > |
| 2008 | 18 > |
| 2009 | 27 > |
Source: ISD Scotland (SMR01).
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 26 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how much a gastric band procedure costs per patient.
Answer
Information on the cost of gastric band procedures is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 26 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many gastric band procedures NHS Ayrshire and Arran has budgeted for in 2010-11.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally, however, NHS Ayrshire and Arran has indicated that it has budgeted for 25 gastric band procedures in 2010-11.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 26 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on the provision of a bypass for Mauchline.
Answer
We have no plans to provide a bypass for Mauchline.
However, in the short term, major road improvement works at Mauchline involving the replacement of almost one mile of carriageway will begin this summer as part of a £4 million upgrade for the A76.
In the longer term, the STPR has recommended an upgrade of the A76 through a programme of active route management and targeted investment, providing both safety and operational improvements.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 26 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been refused a gastric band procedure by NHS Ayrshire and Arran in each of the last five years.
Answer
The information requested is not available centrally.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 26 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in the NHS Ayrshire and Arran area have been referred for treatment involving gastric band procedures.
Answer
The information requested is not available centrally.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 26 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what provision it makes to compensate local businesses as a result of delays in the completion of major works on trunk roads.
Answer
There is no legal requirement on Scottish ministers to pay compensation to local businesses as a result of delays in the completion of major works on trunk roads. Consequently, no provision is made within trunk road budgets to compensate for any disruption to businesses.
