- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what public body is responsible for monitoring and ensuring the implementation of the disability equality duty.
Answer
The Equality and Human Rights Commission is the body responsible for monitoring and enforcing the disability equality general and specific duties. Interested parties may also challenge an organisation''s failure to comply with the general duty by means of a claim to the Court of Session for judicial review.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the waiting time is for IVF treatment in the (a) Greater Glasgow and (b) Clyde areas of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Answer
The waiting time for IVF treatment in the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area is currently 21 months. There is no separate waiting time for each of the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde areas.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is a Scottish equivalent to the UK Government's National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease.
Answer
The equivalent to the English National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease is the Scottish Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke Strategy, originally published in 2002. The strategy has been revised and was issued as our Better Heart Disease and Stroke Care Action Plan in June this year.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time is for adults and children with a diagnosis of cardiomyopathy to see a consultant in (a) Scotland, (b) NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (c) the Clyde division of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Answer
The information requested is not available centrally.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the target waiting time is between a diagnosis of cardiomyopathy and contact with a consultant.
Answer
Our target since 2007 has been that no patient will wait more than 16 weeks for treatment after they have been seen as an outpatient by a heart specialist who has recommended treatment. That target applies to cardiomyopathy. Because of the complexity of the condition, diagnosis is usually provided by a consultant.
In March 2010, NHS Scotland will introduce a 12 week waiting time target for both outpatient assessment and treatment. NHS Scotland is already achieving this target, and in many cases a patient''s clinical need dictates that they are prioritised and seen even earlier than this 12 week target.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 August 2009
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Current Status:
Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will announce the new chair of the public inquiry into Clostridium difficile, following the announcement on 25 June 2009 by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing that Lord Couslfield had stood down.
Answer
Awaiting answer
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 12 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how it monitors the implementation of the disability equality duty.
Answer
The Scottish Government is not responsible for monitoring the implementation of the disability equality duty. It is for individual organisations to ensure that they comply with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) and disability equality duty. The Equality and Human Rights Commission is the body responsible for enforcing the DDA and the disability equality duty.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 12 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what it has done and what it plans to do to persuade commercial companies to adhere to the revised British Standard 8300, which includes design guidance for Changing Places toilet facilities.
Answer
In 2006, the Scottish Government published a
Planning Advice Note (PAN) 78: Inclusive Design to promote awareness of the benefits and means of delivering a more inclusive, accessible built environment. This document outlines roles and responsibilities in this respect and identifies sources of information, including British Standard (BS) 8300, which can assist in this process.
Provision of Changing Places toilets is identified as a further good practice issue within the 2007 Scottish Building Standards. Whilst there is no statutory obligation to provide such facilities under building regulations, such information is highlighted to developers and owners for consideration in the planning of facilities within buildings.
The Scottish Government was involved in the development of guidance on the provision of Changing Places toilets that now forms part of BS 8300: 2008, and remains involved in the ongoing development of this document and other sources of good practice guidance on accessibility of the built environment.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 12 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to increase the number of Changing Places toilets for people with profound and multiple disabilities in light of research by the University of Dundee that identified the requirement for such facilities.
Answer
The Scottish Government was involved in the review of the UK good practice document, British Standard (BS) 8300: 2009, which addresses delivery of inclusive buildings, to provide design guidance on Changing Places toilets. Introducing this information within an established UK reference document assists both the awareness of the need for such facilities and the design of practical solutions.
Whilst not mandated, Changing Places toilets are promoted as a further good practice issue within the introduction to standard 3.12 (sanitary facilities) of the Scottish Building Standards non-domestic technical handbook.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 12 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that equality impact assessments are applied, as outlined by the disability equality duty, to ensure that the needs of all disabled people are taken into account appropriately in the planning process of local authorities.
Answer
All public bodies are subject to the requirements of the public sector duties set out in equalities legislation. It is expected therefore that councils will have due regard to the promotion of equality and elimination of discrimination in developing their strategic plans, but it is for councils to decide how they meet the duties.
