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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.

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Question reference: S4W-02511

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 02 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 8 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive on what basis service changes in the NHS will (a) be considered by an independent scrutiny panel and (b) require ministerial approval.

All major service changes in the NHS must be subject to formal public consultation and ministerial approval in line with “Informing, Engaging and Consulting People in Developing Health and Community Care Services” (February, 2010).

Ministers make the final decision on whether specific proposals constitute major service change in line with the national guidance, and as informed by discussion with the relevant NHS board and Scottish Health Council. The health council also provides published guidance to NHS boards on identifying where service change may be considered major, and appropriate option appraisal methodology, which can be accessed at the following link:

www.scottishhealthcouncil.org/publications/guidance.aspx.

Question reference: S4W-02512

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 02 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 8 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has been notified of forthcoming service changes in the NHS which may require to be considered either by (a) an independent scrutiny panel or (b) ministers.

Question reference: S4W-02513

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 02 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 8 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what services are provided by Lightburn Hospital and where each of these will be provided in future, if the proposal to close the hospital is agreed.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s plans for the redesign of rehabilitation services in North East Glasgow, which include the proposal to close Lightburn Hospital, are currently under consideration by ministers who will take all the available information and representations into account before making a final decision. As in all such cases, the primary consideration will be the quality of the proposed service for patients.

The information requested was published in the relevant papers considered by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Board at its meeting on 16 August and can be accessed via the following link:

www.nhsggc.org.uk/content/default.asp?page=s109_9.

Question reference: S4W-02510

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 02 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 8 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the planned closure of the Christie Ward at the Vale of Leven Hospital is considered to be a major service change and will be subject to (a) scrutiny by an independent panel and (b) ministerial approval.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s proposal to discontinue adult inpatient mental health services at the Vale of Leven Hospital have already been subject to the Independent Scrutiny Panel chaired by Professor Angus Mackay that sat in the winter of 2007-08 to consider service changes in the Clyde area. The board’s subsequent work and stakeholder engagement activity around this and other relevant issues were informed by the panel’s report.

In coming to my decision to end a decade of damaging uncertainty and ensure a viable future for the Vale through approving NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Vision for the hospital in July 2009, I was clear that further work was necessary to monitor the pattern of demand for the adult inpatient mental health service provided by the Christie Ward, and to consider the development of local community based services. That work, which has been overseen by the Vale Monitoring Group which I established to monitor the implementation of the Vision, will be complete this autumn. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde will make a decision on the future shape of local mental health services informed by all the evidence and representations, and this will then be subject to ministerial approval.

Question reference: S4W-02509

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 02 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 8 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the planned closure of Lightburn Hospital is considered to be a major service change and will be subject to (a) scrutiny by an independent panel and (b) ministerial approval.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s plans for the redesign of rehabilitation services in North East Glasgow, which include the proposal to close Lightburn Hospital, do constitute major service change, in line with national guidance Informing, Engaging and Consulting People in Developing Health and Community Care Services (February, 2010) which can be accessed at the following link www.sehd.scot.nhs.uk/mels/CEL2010_04.pdf.

As such, the NHS board’s plans will be subject to ministerial approval. There are no current plans to subject the proposals to independent scrutiny; where this is considered appropriate, such a process would ordinarily be carried out ahead of formal public consultation.

Question reference: S4W-02514

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 02 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 8 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive (a) how many beds are provided in Lightburn Hospital, (b) how many of these will be provided in the future if the proposal to close the hospital is agreed and (c) where will these be located.

Question reference: S4O-00159

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to increase the availability of affordable childcare for the poorest families, in light of the Save the Children report, Making Work Pay.

Question reference: S4W-02409

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 August 2011
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what funding is available for local welfare assistance grants and what proportion will be allocated for administration.

Question reference: S4W-02406

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 August 2011
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has held discussions with (a) the UK Government, (b) voluntary organisations and (c) COSLA on the localisation of community care grants and crisis loans and, if so, (i) when these were held and (ii) what matters were discussed.

Question reference: S4W-01626

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2011
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 5 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will continue to fund the In Care Survivors Service Scotland project beyond October 2011.

The Scottish Government is committed to supporting survivors of childhood abuse. The In Care Survivors Service Scotland (ICSSS) provides a specialist service to a group of people who have suffered trauma of a very specific nature which is tailored to their needs. In particular, the service uniquely offers support accessing records relating to individuals’ care experiences.

We have asked Open Secret to submit a renewed business case for further funding, which we will take into consideration in combination with the external evaluation of the service currently being carried out.