- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 21 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that continuing care wards are given adequate resources to improve standards of care.
Answer
No specific resources are providedto NHS boards for continuing care wards. All NHS boards receive an annual allocationof funds. It is for each NHS board to decide how best to utilise these funds tomeet the health care needs of its resident population, including any investmentin continuing care wards, taking account of national and local priorities.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 21 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what financial assistance will be available to continuing care wards to undertake improvements in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010.
Answer
No specific funding is providedto NHS boards for continuing care wards. All NHS boards receive an annual allocationof funds. It is for each NHS board to decide how best to utilise these funds tomeet the health care needs of its resident population taking account of nationaland local priorities.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 17 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when the NHS Quality Improvement Scotland integrated care pathways will be fully operational.
Answer
NHS boards are to developlocal Integrated Care Pathways by the end of 2008. These will be accredited during 2008 and 2009.Delivery will be incremental. Sensible flexibility will be allowed to takeaccount of geographical, local and other circumstances.
Responsibilityfor co-ordinating the national implementation, the assessment and accreditationrests with NHS Quality Improvement Scotland.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the general medical services contract requires professional staff to demonstrate that they have received appropriate training when dealing with elderly patients with dementia.
Answer
GP training includes the generalcare of patients with long-term conditions such as dementia. These skills wouldbe expected to be held by any health professional working in primary care with patientswith dementia.
At present there is no requirementunder the General Medical Services contract for GPs or practice staff to undertakeadditional training on the care of people with dementia.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 11 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to review and update the guidance on national care standards for elderly people in care homes.
Answer
Section 5 of the Regulation ofCare (Scotland) Act 2001 requires Scottish ministers to keep the NationalCare Standards under review. We are currently considering how best to do this.
There is a procedure in placeto amend the standards if this is required urgently because of changes, for example,in legislation or policy.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 20 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to promote good standards of animal welfare.
Answer
The Animal Health and Welfare(Scotland) Act 2006 was a significant step in promoting the welfare of animals. Theact increased the penalties for animal cruelty, imposed a duty of care on thoseresponsible for animals, allowed animals in danger of suffering to be removed andgives Scottish ministers the power to make regulations to secure the welfare ofanimals.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 29 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any plans to review legislation regarding the use of snares in Scotland.
Answer
The Scottish Governmentis currently undertaking a review of legislation regarding the use of snares inScotland.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 29 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive when the results of the consultation on snaring practices in Scotland will be published.
Answer
The consultation onsnaring closed on the 28 February 2007; both the responses andthe initial analysis have been published on the Scottish Government Website at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/Recent.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 29 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is considering an outright ban on the use of snares.
Answer
Banning the useof snares was one of the options put forward for consideration in theconsultation paper on this issue. I shall shortly bring forward my concernsarising from the consultation.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 12 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the definition of carer in Annex C, part iv, of CMO letter SEHD/CMO (2007)8, Influenza and Pneumoccocal Immunisation Programme 2007-08, excludes adults who care for elderly parents from receiving the free influenza vaccination.
Answer
There is a draftingerror in the CMO letter, which does not explicitly mention adult carers of a relativeor friend. In practice, such carers are unlikely to be excluded as the letter states that vaccination should embrace the working definition of the Joint Committee on Vaccinationand Immunisation recommendation, and also because GPs are familiar with the existing definitionof a carer contained in the 2006-07 Directed Enhanced Service. Officials are nonethelessacting now to put the position beyond doubt.
