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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S4W-05314

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether NHS Scotland will offer scans for patients concerned about their PIP implants.

Question reference: S4W-05194

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive in which NHS boards there are managed clinical networks for chronic pain.

Question reference: S4W-05311

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance has been issued to NHS boards regarding PIP implants.

Question reference: S4W-05316

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy last met representatives from private clinics Transform, the Hospital Group and the Harley Medical Group and what was discussed.

Question reference: S4W-05183

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost to individual NHS boards of sending patients with chronic pain to pain management centres outside of Scotland was in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11 and has been since April 2011.

The cost of sending patients with chronic pain to pain management centre’s outside Scotland was:

(a) 2008-09 - £229,559

(b) 2009-10 - £201,347

(d) 2011-12 to 09-01-12 - 231,757.

These costs are shared across all NHS boards as part of the national risk share arrangements administered by National Services Division. Boards’ contribution is calculated on their percentage share of the baseline allocation.

As a result of late presentation and/or invoice queries, figures can be subject to change. The total cost for 2009-10 provided in the table updates the figure of £184,937 provided in answer to question S3W-37826 on 10 December 2010.

All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:

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Question reference: S4W-05200

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Chronic Pain Steering Group has completed its scoping exercise with NHS boards to assess each board's service levels and how these relate to the agreed service model for chronic pain and, if so, when this will be published.

Question reference: S4W-05206

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) average and (b) longest wait has been for an ambulance after a call has been attended by a Rapid Response Unit in each year since 2007-08.

Question reference: S4W-05315

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure that patients concerned about their PIP implants are able to receive a scan from their private healthcare provider free of charge.

Question reference: S4W-05212

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many single-crewed ambulances have been dispatched from the Vale of Leven Ambulance Station in the last year.

Question reference: S4W-05205

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many ambulances attending calls from Old Kilpatrick have had an end destination of the (a) Western General, (b) Royal Alexandra and (c) Vale of Leven hospital in each year since 2007-08.