- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 13 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it gives to local authorities on the provision of play areas in local communities.
Answer
The Scottish Government has not issued specific guidance to local authorities on the provision of play areas in local communities.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 29 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive when it was informed of the maggot infestation at the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital.
Answer
The Scottish Government was informed of the maggot infestation on Thursday 2 July.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 29 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how (a) long wards were closed for and (b) many medical procedures were cancelled due to the maggot infestation at the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital.
Answer
No wards were closed because of the infestation. Twelve procedures were postponed.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 29 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what action has been taken to address the maggot infestation at the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital.
Answer
Pest control services worked along with NHS Grampian estates staff to identify the problem. The infestation appeared to emanate from outside the theatre area. External pipes have been removed and cleaned, and pesticide treatment has been undertaken in external and internal roof areas. Remedial repairs, where required, have been made to external facia. Ceiling tiles in theatre areas were removed, areas checked and tiles resealed. All areas were cleaned as set out in infection control guidance.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 27 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the pilot study to identify and log unmet gaps in the provision of attendant-controlled powered wheelchairs will provide an estimate of costs for removal of the eligibility criteria for people who use such wheelchairs.
Answer
The five NHS wheelchair centres in Scotland are planning a service development that will trial new powered wheelchair equipment. The services are developing an audit tool, based on assessment, that will assist in identifying whether the wheelchair user''s goals have been met and whether the equipment has been of benefit to them. Costs associated with the new equipment will also be identified and monitored as part of the process. This data will assist the Scottish Government in forming a view on the review of eligibility criteria.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 23 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to address the higher level of mental health problems in deprived communities and what funding has been allocated specifically for this purpose.
Answer
It is the responsibility of the local government and NHS boards to work in partnership and allocate funds from the total financial resources available to them on the basis of local needs, priorities and agreed targets, including the Scottish Government''s key strategic objectives and commitments.
Spend on mental health services continues to be drawn from record funds allocated to NHS boards and local government overall. Funding is set to rise to record levels with the overall health budget increasing from £10.6 billion in 2008-09 to £11.03 billion in 2009-10. Each health board''s allocation from this budget is based on a formula that includes information about characteristics that influence healthcare needs including deprivation. Local government funding will also rise, from £11.2 billion in 2008-09 to £11.8 billion in 2009-10.
Equally Well, the report of the Ministerial Task Force on Health Inequalities, recommends that NHS interventions on depression, stress and anxiety should be increasingly targeted at Scotland''s deprived communities and tailored to these communities. It also recommends that the Keep Well health checks should identify depression and anxiety and provide adequate treatment and support within deprived communities.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 23 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that single outcome agreements include outcomes for mental health.
Answer
It is not the purpose of single outcome agreements (SOAs) to provide a comprehensive description of all services provided by partners within a community planning partnership (CPP). SOAs set out strategic priorities for a local area, described as local outcomes. It is for each CPP to derive its local outcomes which should be drawn from an integrated profile of the social, economic and environmental conditions of the area concerned. In reaching agreement with CPPs on the SOA, the Scottish Government will be looking for evidence that local outcomes reflect an area''s strategic priorities and that they are capable of being linked to one or more of the national outcomes.
Tackling health inequalities was one of the key areas that the Scottish Government asked to be included in 2009-10 SOA''s.
Copies of all 32 SOAs for 2009-10 and beyond, which community planning partnerships and the Scottish Government agreed in June 2009, can be obtained via the following link to the Improvement Service website http://www.improvementservice.org.uk/single-outcome-agreements/.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 29 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many nurses have been in training to allow them to register as a specialist community public health nurse in (a) health visiting, (b) school nursing or (c) specialist practitioners in district nursing in each year since 1999-00 for which information is available, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) collects information on NMC recordable specialist practitioner qualifications (SPQ) which includes health visiting, public health nursing and district nursing. The information requested, broken down by NHS board, is not held centrally but Scotland-wide details are as follows:
Year End Training Population Snapshots as at 31 March
| Year | Health Visiting (Including SPQ in Public Health Nursing) | School Nursing (See Note) | District Nursing (Including SPQ in Community Nursing in the Home) |
| 2000 | 166 | 11 | 119 |
| 2001 | 179 | 14 | 153 |
| 2002 | 295 | 7 | 160 |
| 2003 | 205 | 4 | 146 |
| 2004 | 199 | 0 | 147 |
| 2005 | 185 | 0 | 129 |
| 2006 | 173 | 0 | 123 |
| 2007 | 155 | 0 | 105 |
| 2008 | 144 | 0 | 91 |
Source: NES Computerised Training Index.
Note: As a consequence of Nursing for Health, school nursing was merged into the modified programme for public health nursing in September 2001.
Post registration education is determined and funded locally by NHS boards or by individuals as part of their career development.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 29 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many nurses have been funded by their NHS board to gain the relevant qualification to allow them to register as a specialist community public health nurse in (a) health visiting, (b) school nursing or (c) specialist practitioners in district nursing in each year since 1999-00 for which information is available, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
Post-registration education is determined and funded locally by NHS boards or by individuals as part of their career development. The funding source for specialist practitioner qualification programmes in health visiting, public health nursing and district nursing is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 29 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many nurses have completed their training to allow them to register as a specialist community public health nurse in (a) health visiting, (b) school nursing or (c) specialist practitioners in district nursing in each year since 1999-00 for which information is available, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) collects information on NMC recordable specialist practitioner qualifications (SPQs) which includes health visiting, public health nursing and district nursing. The information requested, broken down by NHS board is not held centrally but Scotland-wide details are as follows:
Completions of Training by Year (1 April to 31 March) of Completion
| Year | Health Visiting (Including SPQ in Public Health Nursing) | School Nursing (See Note) | District Nursing (Including SPQ in Community Nursing in the Home) |
| 1999-2000 | 59 | 8 | 45 |
| 2000-01 | 92 | 7 | 49 |
| 2001-02 | 80 | 5 | 59 |
| 2002-03 | 190 | 1 | 71 |
| 2003-04 | 109 | 0 | 57 |
| 2004-05 | 104 | 0 | 54 |
| 2005-06 | 86 | 0 | 48 |
| 2006-07 | 80 | 0 | 61 |
| 2007-08 | 70 | 0 | 48 |
Source: NES Computerised Training Index.
Note: As a consequence of Nursing for Health, school nursing was merged into the modified programme for public health nursing in September 2001.
Post registration education is determined and funded locally by NHS boards or by individuals as part of their career development.
