Questions and answers

Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)

Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.

Question reference: S1W-00736

Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 July 1999
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 23 August 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the composition of the review group on Cochlear Implant Services in Scotland.

The Review Group comprises:

Professor Quentin Summerfield, Medical Research Council, Institute of Hearing and Research

Mr Joseph Toner, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Regional Cochlear Implant Centre, Belfast

Ms Alison Peasgood, Speech and Language Therapist, RNTNE Hospitals, London

Miss Carol M Clark, Educational Audiologist, Ayrshire

Mr Raj S Singh, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Crosshouse Hospitalospital

Ms Agnes Allen, Clinical Scientist, Crosshouse Hospital

Dr Alastair Kerr, Consultant, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Dr Barr Hamilton, Audiological Scientist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Ms Rosemary Hill, Argyll & Clyde Local Health Council

Mr Neil Geddes, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Yorkhill NHS Trust, Glasgow

Dr Jacqueline Grigor, Consultant Paediatrician, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh

Mr John McGarva, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Stirling Royal Infirmary

Mrs Deirdre Evans, Director, National Services Division

Dr Adam Bryson , Medical Director, NSD

Miss Katherine Collins, Nursing and Quality Adviser, National Services Division

Mr Peter Croan, Finance Manager, National Services Division

Miss Marjorie Johns, Service Planner, National Services Division

Question reference: S1W-00740

Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 July 1999
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 23 August 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive to provide details of how many cochlear implants on Scottish residents have taken place elsewhere in the UK during the last five years.

Question reference: S1W-00739

Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 July 1999
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 23 August 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the British Cochlear Implant Group Quality Standards in Paediatric Cochlear Implantation will be taken account of in determining the award of the Cochlear contract.

Question reference: S1W-00738

Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 July 1999
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 23 August 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the cost per Cochlear Implant by hospital, gender and age for all centres currently dealing with Scottish residents.

Ayrshire & Arran Acute NHS Trust	£20,320	per implant
Lothian University Hospitals NHS Trust	£23,613	per implant

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