- 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 what the timescales were for the detection and reporting of clostridium difficile at (a) Stobhill Hospital, (b) Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and (c) the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer
Mandatory national reporting of clostridium difficile cases by laboratories was established in 2006. These require all NHS boards to submit clostridium difficile data to Health Protection Scotland on a monthly basis.
- 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 there have been any changes to the prescribing of antibiotics at the Vale of Leven Hospital since the outbreak of clostridium difficile.
Answer
I am advised by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde that following an urgent review of the use of antibiotics at the Vale of Leven Hospital, a further modified antibiotics policy is now in place. These revised procedures are consistent with the prudent prescribing of antibiotics guidance that was published by the Healthcare Associated Infection Task Force in 2005.
- 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 it has an equivalent governance framework to the Code of Practice for NHS Trusts issued by the Department of Health.
Answer
A governance framework is in place in NHSScotland. NHS boards are required to have governance arrangements in place to cover their corporate and clinical responsibilities.
NHS boards are required to provide assurance that robust governance arrangements are in place for the purpose of safety, quality and probity. Organisations such as NHS Quality Improvement Scotland and Audit Scotland provide scrutiny of these arrangements and offer development and improvement support.
- 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, 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: Friday, 13 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when NHS Scotland was first informed about the outbreak of clostridium difficile in the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer
Health Protection Scotland was first informed about this outbreak on 21 May 2008.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what procedures were followed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde in relation to the outbreak of clostridium difficile in the Vale of Leven Hospital and when
Answer
The independent review which I announced on 18 June 2008 will examine this key issue. The review team’s report will be published at the end of July 2008.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied that all cases of clostridium difficile in the Vale of Leven Hospital from December 2007 to June 2008 have now been identified.
Answer
Yes, I am advised by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde that this represents a complete record of all laboratory confirmed cases.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive on what dates the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing held discussions with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde about the outbreak of clostridium difficile in the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer
I refer the member to the statement I made to the Parliament on 18 June 2008.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps should be taken and in what timescale for (a) notifying and (b) controlling the outbreak of infection in hospitals.
Answer
The exact steps required in the control of an incident or outbreak is an issue for each local incident management team. These will vary depending on the circumstances and the organism concerned. The Chief Nursing Officer wrote to NHS Scotland in November 2007 to clarify the arrangements for reporting healthcare associated infection incidents and outbreaks.
