- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 21 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it has given to the joint guidelines of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Disease and the European Society for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition that recommend that a rotavirus vaccination is offered to all healthy infants in Europe.
Answer
Vaccination policy in Scotland is informed by recommendations by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), the UK-wide independent advisory committee that provides advice to all UK health departments on vaccination. The JCVI have considered rotavirus vaccination and have concluded that while rotavirus vaccines would reduce the incidence of gastroenteritis in the population, at current vaccine prices they do not meet the current economic criteria for the introduction of a new vaccine. The JCVI keep all recommendations under review.
- 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 21 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to record and publish data on waiting times for psychological services.
Answer
The Scottish Government recognises the importance of waiting times for patients. That is why we are continuing to look at ways to improve and expand waiting times information across NHS services.
We have a specific commitment to improving access to evidenced-based psychological therapies that now includes consideration to establishing a waiting time target to access psychological therapies. To support this we are working closely with Information and Statistics Division and NHS boards to develop systems for collecting workforce, activity and waiting times data.
- 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 21 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether data on waiting times for mental health services are now being collected routinely.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-24333 on 11 June 2009. All answers 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- 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 21 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will assess the effectiveness of action taken by local authorities and NHS boards to identify and address gaps in services for children, adolescents and older people with mental health problems in light of the findings in the Audit Scotland report, Overview of mental health services.
Answer
As part of our ongoing twice yearly performance management reviews with NHS boards and partners we will be reviewing progress against the published challenging national performance targets which cover the full spectrum of mental health.
Specifically to support improvements in the children and adolescent mental health services agenda (CAMHS) we are providing £6.5 million new money over the next three years to develop specialist CAMHS psychology workforce and support additional training places and posts.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 21 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment is being made of the impact on the workforce of rotavirus infections in children, including the impact on parents and carers who are required to take time off work to look after children.
Answer
No such assessment has been made.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 21 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance is given to early years centres, nurseries and primary schools regarding rotavirus infections.
Answer
No national guidance specific to rotavirus infections is given to early years centres, nurseries or primary schools.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 21 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many admissions to accident and emergency departments resulted from a rotavirus infection in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
This information is not available centrally.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 21 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation regarding the potential benefits of a rotavirus vaccination.
Answer
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) considered all evidence around the rotavirus vaccination, including potential benefits of the vaccination, prior to making their statement of 20 February 2009. Vaccination policy within Scotland is informed by the JCVI recommendations.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 21 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it has given to the view of the World Health Organization in relation to universal infant rotavirus vaccination.
Answer
Vaccination policy in the Scotland is informed by recommendations by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), the UK-wide independent advisory committee that provides advice to all UK health departments on vaccination. The JCVI have considered rotavirus vaccination and have concluded that while rotavirus vaccines would reduce the incidence of gastroenteritis in the population, at current vaccine prices they do not meet the current economic criteria for the introduction of a new vaccine. The JCVI keep all recommendations under review.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 21 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance is given to childminders regarding rotavirus infections.
Answer
No national guidance specific to rotavirus infections is given to childminders.
