Chamber and committees

I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-02244 on 26 August 2011. 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/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.

I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-02448 on 21 September 2011. 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/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.

Following the death of a resident of the Elsie Inglis Nursing Home on 18 May 2011 a report was submitted by Lothian and Borders Police to the Procurator Fiscal in Edinburgh. Lothian and Borders Police and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service continue to lead a wide ranging investigation into the circumstances of this death.

The investigation is in partnership with the Health and Safety Executive and the Care Inspectorate, and under the direction of the Health and Safety Division of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. Due to the ongoing investigation there are restrictions as to what we can say on this matter.

I also refer the member to the answer to questions S4W-00276 and S4W-00277
on 9 June 2011; and questions S4W-00279 and S4W-00509 on 15 June 2011. 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/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.

The Scottish Government has given reassurances about the continuity of care for service users, and is working in close partnership with COSLA, SCSWIS (Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland) and ADSW (Association of Directors of Social Work) through the National Contingency Planning Group.

The group has been set-up to look at the overall preparedness of statutory agencies in addressing unforeseen circumstances that could lead to the disruption of adult care provision in Scotland. This will include any service disruption or cessation that arises from a business closure, an emergency situation or a public health matter.

Continuity of care is being maintained in respect of Choices Care, there is requirement to make inquiries into the decision by Choices Care to enter into administration.

Responsibility for legislation relating to any oversight of the governance of a public limited company whether for community care purposes or not would fall within the “regulation of a business association” reservation in Head C1 of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998 and is therefore reserved to the United Kingdom Parliament.

I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-02562 on 15 September 2011. All answers to written parliamentary uestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/MAQASearch/QAndMSearch.aspx.

I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-02562 on 15 September 2011. 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/MAQASearch/QAndMSearch.aspx.

The performance of all NHS boards against key government targets and measures are closely monitored on a continuous basis, including formal Mid-Year Reviews. The changes to the Annual Review arrangements are about encouraging as much direct dialogue and accountability as possible between local communities and the NHS boards that serve them.

All NHS boards will continue to hold Annual Reviews in public which will include an opportunity for local people to question the board representatives. All boards will submit a written report to Ministers on their performance over the previous year and plans for the forthcoming year. And Ministers will continue to respond to all boards in writing, with these letters being published in the usual way.

It is important to note that NHS boards will still have their Annual Reviews chaired by a Minister at least every two years and more often should circumstances demand. These arrangements are about achieving the right balance and ensuring that boards are subject to proportional and robust scrutiny.

I refer the member to the answer to questions S4W-01633, S4W-01634, S4W-01635, S4W-01636 and S4W-01637 on 2 September 2011. 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/MAQASearch/QAndMSearch.aspx

The delay in answering these written questions occurred as a result of the time necessary to retrieve information from the human resources systems across the range of bodies in respect of which the information was sought.

Data on the employment history of individual staff employed in the NHS is not held centrally. Payment of staff is the responsibility of individual NHS boards.