- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 August 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 1 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average value has been of offers of Regional Selective Assistance to indigenous firms in Dundee in each of the last four years for which information is available.
Answer
The average value of Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) offers made by the Scottish Executive, during the last four full years in which it operated the RSA scheme, to indigenous firms in Dundee is as follows:
| Year | Amount |
| 2008-09 | £159,000 |
| 2007-08 | £350,333 |
| 2006-07 | £442,143 |
| 2005-06 | £143,250 |
From 1 October 2009 Scottish Enterprise assumed responsibility for making new offers of RSA. Information on RSA can be found on the Scottish Business Grants website at:
http://www.scottishbusinessgrants.gov.uk/rsa/208.html.
- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) hospital microbiologists are employed and (b) vacancies there are for such posts in NHS Tayside, expressed as (i) headcount and (ii) whole-time equivalent.
Answer
(a) Information on hospital microbiologists employed in NHS Scotland is not specifically held. However, information showing headcount and whole time equivalent for medical microbiology and virology staff in post is collected and published by NHS Services Scotland Information Services Division (ISD) Scotland. Latest data as at 30 September 2009 is available at:
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/servlet/FileBuffer?namedFile=HCHS%20by%20specialty_2009reva.xls&pContentDispositionType=attachment..
(b) Information on vacancies for hospital microbiologists in NHS Scotland is not specifically held. However, information on consultant vacancies for medical microbiology and virology is collected. Latest vacancies as at 30 September 2009 are available at:
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/servlet/FileBuffer?namedFile=Consultant_Vacancies_2009.xls&pContentDispositionType=attachment.
- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the expenditure on staffing costs in NHS Tayside was in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10.
Answer
NHS Tayside''s expenditure on staffing costs was £420.587 million in 2008-09 and £435.043 million in 2009-10.
- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the expenditure on hospital drugs in NHS Tayside was in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10.
Answer
NHS Tayside spent £22.378 million on hospital drugs in 2008-09; information is not yet available for the 2009-10 expenditure.
- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 23 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 12 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prescriptions for antidepressants were issued in the (a) Dundee and (b) Angus Community Health Partnership areas in (i) 2008 and (ii) 2009
Answer
Information on prescriptions issued for antidepressants is not collected but the number of antidepressant items dispensed in 2008 and 2009 for these Partnerships is shown in the following table:
| Prescribing Community Health Partnership | Calendar Year 2008 | Calendar Year 2009 |
| Angus Community Health Partnership | 80,057 | 85,456 |
| Dundee Community Health Partnership | 131,875 | 139,524 |
Source: Prescribing Information System, ISD Scotland. IR2010-01887.
It should be noted that prescribing rates can be influenced not only by prevalence and detection rates of depression, but also prescribing practice around the dosage and duration of the prescription “ for example the same people might be staying on antidepressants for longer periods, or they may be receiving a higher dose.
We will ensure those who need antidepressants will continue to receive them in accordance with clinical guidelines, while investing in alternatives that increase choice for clinicians and service users through improved access to evidence based interventions such as psychological therapies.
- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 26 July 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) estimated health care cost by International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) code and (b) figures for each NHS board area were for (i) ischaemic heart disease, (ii) cerebrovascular disease, (iii) breast cancer, (iv) colon/rectal cancer and (v) diabetes mellitus in the last year for which information is available.
Answer
Information on the costs of specific diagnoses is not available centrally.
- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 26 July 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the projected number of staff who will be required to provide care in (a) care homes, (b) home care and (c) day care in Dundee in the period up to 2033, based on 2007-08 figures.
Answer
Modelling work has been undertaken at a national level as part of the reshaping care for older people programme. This work is focussed on the need for care for people over 65 only, and it does not drill down into individual local authority or NHS board areas. All information on the modelling work can be accessed at the following web address:
http://www.jitscotland.org.uk/action-areas/reshaping-care-for-older-people/workstream-b---future-funding-of-long-term-care-demographic-pressures/.
- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 26 July 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the projected number of people who will receive care in NHS long-stay beds in the NHS Tayside area in the period up to 2033, based on 2007-08 figures.
Answer
Modelling work has been undertaken at a national level as part of the reshaping care for older people programme. This work is focussed on the need for care for people over 65 only, and it does not drill down into individual local authority or NHS board areas. All information on the modelling work can be accessed at the following web address:
http://www.jitscotland.org.uk/action-areas/reshaping-care-for-older-people/workstream-b---future-funding-of-long-term-care-demographic-pressures/.
- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 26 July 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the projected number of people who will receive care in (a) care homes, (b) home care and (c) day care in Dundee in the period up to 2033, based on 2007-08 figures.
Answer
Modelling work has been undertaken at a national level as part of the reshaping care for older people programme. This work is focussed on the need for care for people over 65 only, and it does not drill down into individual local authority or NHS board areas. All information on the modelling work can be accessed at the following web address:
http://www.jitscotland.org.uk/action-areas/reshaping-care-for-older-people/workstream-b---future-funding-of-long-term-care-demographic-pressures/.
- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 26 July 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated expenditure was on (a) hospital, (b) community and (c) family services for people aged 65 or over in NHS Tayside in the last year for which information is available.
Answer
This information requested is not held centrally.
