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Question reference: S6W-19998

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 July 2023
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many of the 1,500 new clinical and non-clinical staff, committed to in its NHS Recovery Plan, will be based in the National Treatment Centre Lanarkshire.

National Treatment Centres (NTCs) require an appropriate mix of new and experienced staff to operate safely and efficiently. While initial modelling of projected workforce requirements was undertaken to inform earlier phases of our planning for the National Treatment Centre programme, detailed plans relating to the size and composition of the workforce for NTC Lanarkshire will be developed by the Board and submitted to the Scottish Government as part of the wider planning and approval process for the site in operation.

Question reference: S6W-19965

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 July 2023
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what the revised number of patients is that will be treated in the National Treatment Centre Fife, and how this compares to the targets set out in its NHS Recovery Plan.

The following table outlines the current projected activity for National Treatment Centres during 2023-24 with reference to the position in the NHS Recovery Plan.

NTC projected 2023-24 activity

NTC	Current projection (procedures)	Comparison with NHS Recovery Plan position
Golden Jubilee Phase 1	12,481	Higher
Fife	472	Higher
Highland	1,586 (partial)	Lower – see Note 1
Forth Valley	450 (partial)	Lower – see Note 2
Golden Jubilee Phase 2	390 (partial)	Lower – see Note 3

Notes

1. Part-year figure due to opening during 2023-24: current projection excludes additional Ophthalmology capacity due to commence in Autumn and for which planned activity is in the process of being finalised.

2. Part-year figure due to opening during 2023-24: full-year activity as per NHS Recovery Plan will be achieved from 1 April 2024.

3. Part-year figure due to opening during 2023-24: full-year activity as per NHS Recovery Plan will be achieved from 1 April 2024.

Question reference: S6W-19964

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 July 2023
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what the original timetable was for the (a) completion and (b) opening of the planned National Treatment Centre Fife, and what the revised timetable is as of 30 June 2023.

The following table outlines the opening dates set out in the 2022 update to the NHS Recovery Plan and the current projected opening dates for National Treatment Centres with approved Full Business Cases:

NTC	Opening Date in 2022 Recovery plan update	Currently Projected Opening Date
Golden Jubilee Phase 1	December 2020	December 2020
Fife	Early 2023	Opened March 2023
Highland	Spring 2023	Opened April 2023
Forth Valley	Spring 2023	End of 2023
Golden Jubilee Phase 2	Late summer 2023	End of 2023

Question reference: S6W-19963

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 July 2023
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what the original cost was for the planned National Treatment Centre Fife, and what the revised cost is as of 30 June 2023.

This information is available in the Infrastructure Investment Plan 2021-22 to 2025-26: major capital projects progress update - March 2023 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) the Scottish Government published on 20 June 2023. The plan outlines the progress and current projected costs of NTC Fife as well NTC Golden Jubilee Phase 2, NTC Grampian, NTC Lothian, NTC Highland, NTC Forth Valley and NTC Ayrshire and Arran.

Question reference: S6W-19985

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 July 2023
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what the revised number of patients is that will be treated in the National Treatment Centre Ayrshire and Arran, and how this compares to the targets set out in its NHS Recovery Plan.

The Full Business Cases (FBC) for NTCs in Ayrshire & Arran, Tayside, Lothian, Lanarkshire and Grampian remain under development. The proposed number of patients treated will be revised to align with national treatment targets once FBCs are finalised.

NTC	23/24 Activity in Recovery plan	Currently Projected activity
Ayrshire & Arran	N/A	To be agreed at FBC
Tayside	N/A	To be agreed at FBC
Lothian	N/A	To be agreed at FBC
Lanarkshire	N/A	To be agreed at FBC
Grampian	N/A	To be agreed at FBC

Question reference: S6W-19984

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 July 2023
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what the original timetable was for the (a) completion and (b) opening of the planned National Treatment Centre Ayrshire and Arran, and what the revised timetable is as of 30 June 2023.

The following table outlines the opening dates set out in the 2020 NHS Recovery Plan and the current projected opening dates for National Treatment Centres without approved Full Business Cases:

NTC	Opening Date in 2020 Recovery plan	Currently Projected Opening Date
Ayrshire & Arran	2025	To be agreed at FBC
Tayside	2025	To be agreed at FBC
Lothian	2025	To be agreed at FBC
Lanarkshire	2026	To be agreed at FBC
Grampian	2025	To be agreed at FBC

Question reference: S6W-20004

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 July 2023
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what the original timetable was for the (a) completion and (b) opening of the planned new Edinburgh Eye Pavilion, and what the revised timetable is as of 30 June 2023.

Question reference: S6W-19987

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 July 2023
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what the original cost was for the planned National Treatment Centre Tayside, and what the revised cost is as of 30 June 2023.

Question reference: S6W-19660

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 03 July 2023
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 July 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many of the 800 additional nurses, midwives and allied health professionals recruited from overseas, as announced on 8 June 2023, have started their posts, as of 1 July 2023.

Question reference: S6W-19520

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2023
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 July 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to SARS-CoV-2 swabs that underwent whole-genome sequencing (WGS), how many were identified as having as their likely source of transmission (a) healthcare associated and (b) community-acquired infection, broken down by (i) NHS board and (ii) each month in which the WGS took place, since March 2020.