- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 1 June 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what grades of nurses are participating in the Lothian pilot of the Family Nurse Partnership.
Answer
There will be seven nurses included in the pilot. The job descriptions are adapted from the American requirements, which form part of the core model elements. The job descriptions are currently going through the Scottish Agenda for Change process, and these should be finalised during summer 2009.
- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 1 June 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of its staff are employed in the piloting and evaluation of the Family Nurse Partnership model; when these posts were advertised, and when they commence.
Answer
We currently have one policy lead involved in programme management of the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) pilot who started work in post just before Christmas 2008. We also have one FNP Implementation Lead, which is a seconded post from the NHS for two years. The post was advertised in January 2009, and the Implementation Lead began work on 20 April 2009.
- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 1 June 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether ministers have visited locations in the United States of America where the Family Nurse Partnership scheme is in operation and, if so, which ministers; on how many occasions, and on what dates.
Answer
Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing, visited a Nurse Family Partnership Project in Harlem, New York on Friday 10 April 2009.
- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 1 June 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding is being made available for the Lothian pilot of the Family Nurse Partnership.
Answer
Funding for the pilot is still being assessed, and is partly dependant on the grades agreed for the nurses. However, the intention is to fully fund the nursing posts, administration, implementation lead and clinical psychologist for two years. Set up costs will also be included and these will be paid directly to NHS Lothian.
- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 1 June 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether its staff posts related to the piloting of the Family Nurse Partnership involve secondment to the Family Nurse Partnership programme in England and, if so, for what period of time.
Answer
We are working collaboratively with the central Family Nurse Partnership team in England. No formal secondment is envisaged.
- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 28 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many allied health professionals there were in NHS Tayside in (a) arts therapy, (b) dietetics, (c) occupational therapy, (d) orthoptics, (e) orthotics, (f) podiatry, (g) prosthetics, (h) speech and language therapy and (i) radiography in each of the last two years for which information is available, expressed as headcount and as full-time equivalent.
Answer
The numbers of allied health professionals in NHS Tayside in (a) arts therapy, (b) dietetics, (c) occupational therapy, (d) orthoptics, (e) orthotics, (f) podiatry, (g) prosthetics, (h) speech and language therapy and (i) radiography in each of the last two years are provided in the following tables:
Table 1. Number (head count) of NHSScotland Allied HHHhhealth Professions as at 30 September, NHS Tayside
| | 2007 | 2008 |
| Arts therapy | 4 | 4 |
| Dietetics | 60 | 58 |
| Occupational therapy | 248 | 245 |
| Orthoptics | 10 | 8 |
| Orthotics | 17 | 20 |
| Podiatry | 75 | 71 |
| Prosthetics | 1 | 1 |
| Speech and language therapy | 86 | 89 |
| Radiography | 229 | 237 |
Source: Information Services Division (ISD) Scotland.
Table 2. Number (Whole-Time Equivalent) of NHSScotland Allied Health Professions as at 30 September, NHS Tayside
| | 2007 | 2008 |
| Arts therapy | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Dietetics | 49.8 | 48.7 |
| Occupational therapy | 205.2 | 201.4 |
| Orthoptics | 8.8 | 7.1 |
| Orthotics | 15.2 | 18.2 |
| Podiatry | 56.5 | 53.4 |
| Prosthetics | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Speech and language therapy | 71.1 | 74.0 |
| Radiography | 192.8 | 201.8 |
Source: Information Services Division (ISD) Scotland.
- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 27 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many pupils in Angus were presented for Spanish at (a) standard and (b) higher in each of the last three years, also expressed as a percentage of the year group.
Answer
The available information is given in the following table.
Presentations for Spanish, Angus
| Year | Standard Grade | Higher |
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
| 2006 | 24 | 1.7 | 14 | 1.0 |
| 2007 | 17 | 1.2 | 21 | 1.5 |
| 2008 | 45 | 3.2 | 15 | 1.0 |
Notes:
1. The data in the table does not include equivalent qualification levels to standard grade (Access 3, Intermediate 1 and Intermediate 2).
2. Presentations are for all pupils in publicly funded secondary schools. Percentages for Standard Grades relate to the S4 roll, although not all presentations are by S4 pupils. Percentages for higher relate to the combined S5/S6 roll, although not all presentations are by S5 or S6 pupils.
- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 27 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many pupils in Dundee were presented for French at (a) standard and (b) higher grade in each of the last three years, also expressed as a percentage of the year group.
Answer
The available information is given in the following table.
Presentations for French, Dundee
| Year | Standard Grade | Higher |
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
| 2006 | 808 | 47.9 | 42 | 2.7 |
| 2007 | 702 | 42.3 | 55 | 3.5 |
| 2008 | 686 | 41.3 | 63 | 4.0 |
Notes:
1. The data in the table does not include equivalent qualification levels to standard grade (Access 3, Intermediate 1 and Intermediate 2).
2. Presentations are for all pupils in publicly funded secondary schools. Percentages for standard grades relate to the S4 roll, although not all presentations are by S4 pupils. Percentages for higher relate to the combined S5/S6 roll, although not all presentations are by S5 or S6 pupils.
- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 27 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many pupils in Angus were presented for French at (a) standard and (b) higher in each of the last three years, also expressed as a percentage of the year group.
Answer
The available information is given in the following table.
Presentations for French, Angus
| Year | Standard Grade | Higher |
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
| 2006 | 729 | 51.5 | 75 | 5.6 |
| 2007 | 637 | 44.3 | 81 | 5.7 |
| 2008 | 730 | 52.4 | 71 | 4.9 |
Notes:
1. The data in the table does not include equivalent qualification levels to standard grade (Access 3, Intermediate 1 and Intermediate 2).
2. Presentations are for all pupils in publicly funded secondary schools. Percentages for standard grades relate to the S4 roll, although not all presentations are by S4 pupils. Percentages for higher relate to the combined S5/S6 roll, although not all presentations are by S5 or S6 pupils.
- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 27 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many pupils in Dundee were presented for Spanish at (a) standard and (b) higher grade in each of the last three years, also expressed as a percentage of the year group.
Answer
The available information is given in the following table.
Presentations for Spanish, Dundee
| Year | Standard Grade | Higher |
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
| 2006 | 165 | 9.8 | 21 | 1.3 |
| 2007 | 173 | 10.4 | 19 | 1.2 |
| 2008 | 188 | 11.3 | 19 | 1.2 |
Notes:
1. The data in the table does not include equivalent qualification levels to standard grade (Access 3, Intermediate 1 and Intermediate 2).
2. Presentations are for all pupils in publicly funded secondary schools. Percentages for standard grades relate to the S4 roll, although not all presentations are by S4 pupils. Percentages for higher relate to the combined S5/S6 roll, although not all presentations are by S5 or S6 pupils.
