- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 August 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the C. diff Justice Group was consulted in advance of the decision to delay the reconvening of the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry to take further oral evidence.
Answer
The Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry is an independent inquiry and any decision about the reconvening of oral hearings is a matter for the inquiry. For further information please contact the Secretary of the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry Team at
[email protected].
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 August 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the delay in the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry reconvening to take further oral evidence will have an impact on the overall timetable.
Answer
The Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry is an independent inquiry. The procedure and conduct of an Inquiry is determined by the inquiry''s chairman in accordance with his/her duties under the Inquiries Act 2005. Under the terms of reference the inquiry is due to report to me by May 2011. For further information please contact the secretary of the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry Team at
[email protected].
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 August 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the timetable for the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry has been altered.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W 37527 on 30 August 2010. 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/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 24 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to include intermediate care in the General Medical Services curriculum.
Answer
The content, standards and competencies required within the GP training curriculum are specified by the General Medical Council, in consultation with the Royal College and educational providers. It is a competency-based curriculum which, over several years, is designed to ensure a GP gains a diverse range of experiences and specialist knowledge in practice settings in order to practice effectively and safely.
While intermediate care is not a specific element within the GP curriculum, its many facets are covered within some of the core and essential skills a GP will need to demonstrate in order to satisfy the standards and behaviours prescribed by the GMC.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 24 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to promote intermediate models of care, such as at the Mid Argyll Community Hospital and Integrated Care Centre, in rural areas.
Answer
The Joint Improvement Team has funded five demonstrator sites to identify the contribution of intermediate care to a managed shift in the balance of care in order to achieve the outcome of increased independence at home.
We are currently engaging with stakeholders to draft a national framework for intermediate care services in Scotland. As well as building on the emerging evidence from the demonstrator sites, the framework will incorporate examples of good practice, including those from rural and remote areas. The framework will be published early next year.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 24 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what health services can be expected to be delivered from intermediate care centres.
Answer
Intermediate care is a range of enabling rehabilitative and treatment services delivered through an integrated approach in community settings to shift the balance of care from hospital to the community. It will include a wide range of services that help prevent avoidable acute hospital admissions and facilitate early discharge. The actual services provided will be a matter for local decision making and be based on local needs.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) timetable and (b) process is for considering the future of the Christie ward at the Vale of Leven Hospital by (i) NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (ii) the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing.
Answer
I understand that this will be discussed at the next Vale of Leven Monitoring Group on 30 August 2010. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde should be prepared to discuss all reasonable options with the Group in the first instance.
The fact that the ward is no longer operational will clearly affect the way both NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and the monitoring group take forward their roles in relation to providing ministers with a further report on local demand for inpatient mental health services.
I am aware that the board has been sharing data on the local demand for inpatient mental health services with the monitoring group since its inception. My view is that it is reasonable for the group to expect that the local demand for inpatient beds continues to be monitored over a longer period in order to establish a meaningful trend. I also think such an extended period, of around eight to 10 months, would allow the group to monitor the efficacy of the enhanced community-based services put in place by the board.
The monitoring group''s conclusions will ultimately inform consideration of future service proposals at Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board. Following a board decision, Scottish ministers will take all the available information into account in coming to a final view on the future of local inpatient mental health services.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what recent discussions have been held with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde regarding the Christie ward at the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer
Scottish ministers and officials regularly meet with NHS boards to discuss matters of importance to local people.
I was very concerned to learn of the fire at the Christie ward on 11 July 2010. I wrote to the ward staff shortly afterwards to pay tribute to their calm but rapid actions which I understand were instrumental in avoiding potentially very serious consequences, and ensured the safety of local patients.
I understand that NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde will fully brief the Vale of Monitoring Group on the position in respect of inpatient mental health services and the possible next steps at its meeting on 30 August 2010.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will involve the Vale of Leven Monitoring Group in the consideration of the future of the Christie ward at the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer
Having made this a specific requirement in the monitoring group''s remit, and having ensured there is relevant representation on the group for mental health service users and carers, I expect NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to ensure that the group continues to be fully involved in the consideration of the future of local inpatient mental health services.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when it considers that substantive appointments will be made to the posts of consultant acute care physicians at the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde advise that, based on the likely dates of completion of training, they expect that substantive appointments to these posts will take place by the middle of next year.
