- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter first contacted the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing, her private office or her press office about the outbreak of clostridium difficile at the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer
The Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter first contacted me at my MSP e-mail account at 10:49am on 6 June.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing sent her quote on clostridium difficile at the Vale of Leven Hospital to the Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter.
Answer
My response to the Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter was sent by e-mail at 15:46pm on 6 June.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that lack of knowledge on the causes, and control measures to prevent the spread, of clostridium difficile among staff at the Vale of Leven Hospital were a contributory factor to its outbreak.
Answer
It would not be appropriate for me to comment until the independent review announced by me on 18 June 2008 has examined all the circumstances surrounding the clostridium difficile cases at the Vale of Leven. The review team’s report is due to be published by the end of July 2008.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people now make up the infection control team based at the Vale of Leven Hospital and what positions they hold.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-14359 on 14 July 2008. 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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when the consultant microbiologist left the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer
I am advised that the Consultant Microbiologist left the Vale of Leven in early 2002. I would also refer the member to the answer to question S3W-14335 on 14 July 2008.
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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 14 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive who it has appointed as parliamentary liaison officers, broken down by portfolio.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-11317 on 27 March 2008. 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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether NHS Scotland has core standards which NHS boards should meet and are legally enforceable.
Answer
NHS boards are required to meet certain statutory requirements including a duty of quality. In addition, NHS boards are expected to take account of a range of standards and guidance, including those issued by NHS Quality Improvement Scotland in the planning and provision of NHS services.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers the employment of one infection control nurse covering all infection monitoring at the Vale of Leven Hospital to be sufficient and whether it considers that NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde should increase the number of people in the infection control team based at the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer
It would not be appropriate for me to comment until the independent review announced by me on 18 June 2008 has examined all the circumstances surrounding the clostridium difficile cases at the Vale of Leven. The review team’s report is due to be published by the end of July 2008.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing signed off her quote for the Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter on clostridium difficile at the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer
I approved my response to the enquiry from the Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter by e-mail at 14:45pm on 6 June.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many deaths occurred in Scotland as a result of clostridium difficile (a) in 2006, (b) in 2007 and (c) up to June 2008, broken down by (i) NHS board and (ii) hospital.
Answer
It should be noted that it is unusual for clostridium difficile to be an isolated cause of death, as a range of contributory factors are normally involved. Data for 2007 and 2008 is not yet available. The following table shows data where clostridium difficile was recorded as the underlying cause of death on death certificates in 2006 only, broken down by NHS board and hospital.
| NHS Board | Hospital | Number of Deaths |
| Ayrshire and Arran | | 5 |
| | Ayr Hospital | 1 |
| | Ayrshire Central Hospital | 1 |
| | Crosshouse Hospital | 3 |
| Borders | | 3 |
| | Borders General Hospital | 3 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | | 6 |
| | Annan Hospital | 1 |
| | Dumfries/Galloway Royal Infirmary | 5 |
| Forth Valley | | 8 |
| | Falkirk & District Royal Infirmary | 6 |
| | Stirling Royal Infirmary | 2 |
| Fife | | 10 |
| | Queen Margaret Hospital | 5 |
| | Victoria Hospital | 5 |
| | Non-Hospital | 1 |
| Grampian | | 9 |
| | Aberdeen Royal Infirmary | 4 |
| | Doctor Gray''s Hospital | 2 |
| | Woodend Hospital | 3 |
| Greater Glasgow | | 36 |
| | Gartnavel General Hospital | 3 |
| | Glasgow Royal Infirmary | 3 |
| | Inverclyde Royal Hospital | 4 |
| | Royal Alexandra Hospital | 6 |
| | Southern General Hospital | 2 |
| | Stobhill Hospital | 6 |
| | Vale of Leven Hospital | 1 |
| | Victoria Infirmary | 6 |
| | Victoria Infirmary, Geriatric Unit | 2 |
| | Western Infirmary | 2 |
| | Western Infirmary, Beatson Oncology Centre | 1 |
| | Non-Hospital | 3 |
| Highland | | 2 |
| | Raigmore Hospital | 2 |
| Lanarkshire | | 26 |
| | Coathill Hospital | 2 |
| | Hairmyres Hospital | 12 |
| | Monklands General Hospital | 6 |
| | Wester Moffat Hospital | 1 |
| | Wishaw General Hospital | 5 |
| | Non-Hospital | 2 |
| Lothian | | 40 |
| | Astley Ainslie Hospital | 2 |
| | Corstorphine Hospital | 1 |
| | Ellen''s Glen House | 1 |
| | Findlay House | 1 |
| | Liberton Hospital | 11 |
| | New Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh | 11 |
| | Royal Victoria Hospital | 5 |
| | St John''s Hospital | 1 |
| | Western General Hospital | 7 |
| Tayside | | 11 |
| | Arbroath Infirmary | 1 |
| | Ninewells Hospital | 9 |
| | Royal Victoria Hospital | 1 |
| | Non-hospital | 2 |
| Scotland | | 164 |
| | Hospital | 156 |
| | Non-Hospital | 8 |
