- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 15 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many places were provided to new entrants to the trainee doctor programmes in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10.
Answer
The number of places provided to new entrants to the Foundation Training programmes in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10 has remained at approximately 800.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 15 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it provides funding to the Samaritans’ telephone helpline.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not provide funding to the Samaritans for its telephone helpline and has never done so previously.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 15 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what NHS capital projects have been approved at outline business case stage, broken down by NHS board and the notional value of each project.
Answer
The projects approved to outline business case stage but which have yet to reach full business case stage are as follows:
| NHS Board | Project | Capital Value £ million |
| NHS Grampian | Modernisation of Primary Health and Community Care Services in Forres | 12.2 |
| NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde | Modernisation and Redesign in Alexandria | 20.8 |
| NHS Highland | Day Surgery Centre at Raigmore Hospital | 13.9 |
| NHS Lothian | Reprovision of the Royal Hospital for Sick Children | 148.0 |
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 11 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when the convener of Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland will be appointed.
Answer
The Minister for Children and Early Years and I expect to make an announcement in November 2010 about the appointment of the Chairperson of Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (SCSWIS).
Interviews will be held later this month for the post of chief executive and we will announce that appointment shortly thereafter along with the date when the new chief executive will take up post.
I can confirm that the planned launch of SCSWIS on 1 April 2011 is on schedule.
The Minister for Children and Early Years and I have agreed the approach to developing the new organisation over three years as part of the draft operating plan for the new organisation. The transition team is now developing the draft business plan including an interim structure and is making progress on procedures for matching senior management and staff into SCSWIS. As part of this work on-going consultation is being held with the SCSWIS partnership forum and senior staff of the existing bodies.
Final decisions on the budget and staffing for the new body cannot be made until later this month when the outcome of the spending review is announced. However once known, we expect the senior management team to be appointed and take up their posts in the shadow organisation in the coming weeks.
In line with our government''s aim of developing more proportionate and risk-based scrutiny we expect SCSWIS to have a smaller budget and fewer staff than the bodies and part of HM Inspectorate of Education that are being merged to create it. However, until the outcome of the spending review is known we cannot forecast SCSWIS actual budget or what level of job losses might be required in the first three years of the new body.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 11 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many places were provided for new entrants to trainee nursing programmes in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10.
Answer
The intake targets for new entrants to nursing and midwifery pre-registration programmes in both 2008-09 and 2009-10 were 3,060.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 11 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made changes to the number of new entrants to trainee nursing programmes for 2010-11.
Answer
The intake target for new entrants to pre-registration nursing and midwifery programmes remains at 3,060 for the academic session 2010-11. Decisions for 2011-12 will be taken in due course.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 11 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding is provided to the Samaritans.
Answer
The Scottish Government''s Mental Health Division currently provides the Samaritans (in Scotland) with a core grant of £33,000 per year (2010-13) under the grant scheme associated with section 16b of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.
This grant was awarded following an application by the Samaritans for funding to maintain the staff post of their Scottish Development Manager, the core office costs associated with this, publicity work, and to support branches with regional training, events and expenses for volunteers.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 11 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, following the announcement of additional funding, whether there are any infection control concerns that have prevented the use of steam cleaners.
Answer
Health Facilities Scotland has confirmed that there are no infection control concerns that have prevented the use of steam cleaners. They have advised that concerns were raised in relation to aerosolization, but as the machines purchased have a combined steam machine with vacuum, these concerns have not been realised.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 11 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the £400,000 provided to the NHS for 250 steam cleaners in 2009 has been spent and how many steam cleaners have been purchased.
Answer
Health Facilities Scotland has advised that all of the £400,000 funding provided in 2008-09 was spent on the purchase of 250 steam cleaners.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 11 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether all NHS boards have purchased and used the steam cleaners allocated to them.
Answer
Health Facilities Scotland has advised that all NHS boards have received their allocation of steam cleaners and have implemented cleaning programmes for the use of steam.
