- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 3 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when all rural communities in Scotland will have access to broadband.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-13446 on 3 June 2008. 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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 3 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many credit unions have applied for compensation for defaulted loans under its scheme to underwrite the loans of those affected by the collapse of Farepak.
Answer
A total of 10 Scottish credit unions applied for compensation for defaulted loans made to Farepak customers. This included eight credit unions based in Glasgow who applied to Glasgow City Council who operated a similar compensation scheme.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 3 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are on the waiting list for access to broadband in the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley parliamentary constituency, broken down by postcode area.
Answer
There are 106 premises currently registered by people from the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency who are essentially too distant from their exchange to receive broadband. They are thus included under our broadband reach procurement. The break down by postcode area is:
| Postcode | Registered Premises |
| KA4 | 13 |
| KA5 | 33 |
| KA6 | 19 |
| KA7 | 2 |
| KA18 | 17 |
| KA19 | 6 |
| KA26 | 10 |
| DG7 | 2 |
| DG8 | 4 |
In addition, we are now aware of two confirmed cases in the Straiton exchange, within postcode KA19, which are affected by capacity issues and waiting for access to broadband. This specific issue is being discussed as part of our existing contract with BT for enabling remote exchanges.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 3 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of any services which were provided by the public sector prior to May 2007 but have subsequently been transferred to the private sector.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether patients diagnosed with severe heart attacks can receive life-saving emergency angioplasty treatment at Ayr Hospital.
Answer
Coronary angioplasty is not available in either Ayr or Crosshouse Hospitals. Evidence suggests that better results from coronary angioplasty are obtained by dedicated teams in high volume interventional centres.
The development of a Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Centre at Hairmyres Hospital is an enhancement to the service currently provided in the West of Scotland. At present primary angioplasty treatment is only available for patients in the West of Scotland at the Golden Jubilee Hospital.
It is also worth noting that had Ayr accident and emergency closed, then no heart attack patients would have been treated there.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive who decides which accident and emergency unit a patient from South or East Ayrshire diagnosed with a heart attack is taken to for treatment.
Answer
Ambulance staff transmit ECG data via telemetry to the Coronary Care Unit. Experienced Coronary Care staff will use this information to ensure that appropriate patients are identified for immediate transfer to the Percutaneous Coronary Intervention centre.
This is an enhancement to the service currently provided in the West of Scotland where primary angioplasty treatment is only available at the Golden Jubilee Hospital. It is also worth noting that had Ayr A&E closed, then no heart attack patients would have been treated there.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation has taken place with communities in Ayrshire regarding any decision to treat heart attack patients from South and East Ayrshire at Hairmyres Hospital.
Answer
The model for this service enhancement was developed by the West of Scotland Regional Planning Group for Cardiac Intervention, which is comprised of representatives of all west of Scotland boards, including the lead clinicians of the managed clinical networks (MCN). The MCNs all have significant patient representation whose views informed the decision making process.
This is an enhancement to the service currently provided in the west of Scotland where primary angioplasty treatment is only available at the Golden Jubilee Hospital. It is also worth noting that had Ayr accident and emergency closed, then no heart attack patients would have been treated there.
Patients transferred to Hairmyres Hospital will return to their local hospital the day after treatment to continue their recovery.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated journey time is for an ambulance travelling between Dalmellington, East Ayrshire, and Hairmyres Hospital.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-12959 on 30 May 2008. 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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated journey time is for an ambulance travelling between Patna, East Ayrshire, and Hairmyres Hospital.|
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-12959 on 30 May 2008. 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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration has been given to the travelling times of ambulances transporting severe heart attack patients from rural South or East Ayrshire to Hairmyres Hospital.
Answer
Patients with an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and a transit time of less that 40 minutes will be taken directly to the Heart Attack Centre for Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PPCI). This equates to all patients north of a line just south of Ayr, Coylton and Cumnock, or about 70% of the Ayrshire and Arran population. Patients beyond this boundary will receive thrombolytic therapy in the ambulance or at Ayr Hospital as appropriate and be transported to Hairmyres.
This is an enhancement to the service currently provided in the West of Scotland. Where primary angioplasty treatment is only available at the Golden Jubilee Hospital. It is also worth noting that had Ayr accident and emergency closed, then no heart attack patients would have been treated there.
