- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 22 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25676 by Mr Andy Kerr on 27 May 2002, whether the answer fully complies with the letter and spirit of the Scottish Ministerial Code.
Answer
I believe that the answer complies with the letter and spirit of the Scottish Ministerial Code.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 22 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25676 by Mr Andy Kerr on 27 May 2002, whether the answer fully complies with the letter and spirit of its Guidance on Contacts with Members of the Scottish Parliament.
Answer
The Guidance on Contacts with Members of the Scottish Parliament is directed at Civil Servants.I am not aware of any such request to officials but would be happy to look into the matter if Ms Hyslop's concerns remain.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 22 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what support the New Deal Implementation Support Group has given to West Lothian Healthcare NHS Trust in order to enable it to achieve compliance with the limit of 56 hours of work per week for junior doctors.
Answer
Members of the Implementation Support Group have been meeting regularly with trust representatives to provide advice and guidance on producing rotas that are New Deal compliant.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 22 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects that West Lothian Healthcare NHS Trust will achieve full compliance with the limit of 56 hours of work per week set out in the New Deal for junior doctors.
Answer
The most recent monitoring data from West Lothian Healthcare NHS Trust indicate that 100% of Pre Registration House Officers are compliant with New Deal. Senior House Officers and Specialist Registrars are required to compliant by August 2003.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 22 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27066 by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 July 2002, why it does not hold centrally information on the average number of hours worked by junior doctors in the NHS.
Answer
The Scottish Executive requires trusts to report on compliance with the contractual requirements of the New Deal for junior doctors and available data covers whether junior doctors meet the limit of 56 hours per week. Considerable efforts have been focussed on ensuring that accurate information is recorded and gathered from trusts on this key objective.It is the responsibility of trusts to ensure compliance with New Deal. Trusts are currently further updating their information systems to ensure that working patterns of junior doctors, including the average hours worked, are recorded for junior doctors.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 21 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27063 by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 July 2002, whether it will provide additional funding to West Lothian Healthcare NHS Trust in order to assist the trust in addressing its funding deficit.
Answer
NHS Lothian has received its fair share of funding. In 2002-03 NHS Lothian will receive record investment of over £754 million, a 6.8% increase on 2001-02. Distribution of this allocation is a matter of local negotiation.As mentioned in the answer given to question S1W-27063, the Scottish Executive Health Department is constantly monitoring and reviewing West Lothian Healthcare Trust's financial position against the agreed recovery plan. The trust's financial position remains in line with the recovery plan. The Scottish Executive Health Department, NHS Lothian and the trust continue to work together to deliver the recovery plan.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 21 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many ambulance shifts were not covered in the Lothian NHS Board area in each of the last (a) three years and (b) seven months.
Answer
This information is not available for the Lothian NHS Board area for the periods in question. The manpower planning system used in other parts of Scotland to provide this detail has only recently been installed in this area.What we do know is that in recent weeks, in the Lothian NHS Board area, the number of uncovered shifts amounts to less than 1% of all rostered shifts.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 21 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it plans to spend on advertising, broken down by media type, in each department in the current financial year.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-26486 on 20 June 2002.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 21 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27064 by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 July 2002, whether there is a shortfall between the funding of #754 million allocated to Lothian NHS Board and projected expenditure by the board in 2002-03 and how much any such shortfall is, broken down by NHS trust and hospital.
Answer
Resources are allocated to NHS boards on the basis of need. Boards are held to account for managing within the allocations made to them and for achieving national and local targets.The Health Department will support boards to achieve these targets through regular monitoring and performance management.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 21 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27065 by Malcolm Chisholm on 16 July 2002, whether it will publish the national guidance on car parking charge practice issued to NHS trusts.
Answer
In accordance with standard practice, the national guidance on car parking charges was published in Management Executive Letter (MEL) (2000) 13, dated 17 March 2000, copies of which are available to the public through The Stationery Office. Should the guidance be revised following the current review, it will be published in a Health Department Letter (HDL) and made available in the same way.
