- Asked by: Marilyn Livingstone, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 12 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of proposals by NHS Fife to direct epilepsy specialist nurses to spend one day or more a week on general ward duties.
Answer
NHS Fife have informed me that they have no such proposals in place.
While policies, frameworks and resources are provided by the Scottish Government, it is for each NHS board to decide how to have robust processes in place to ensure the provision of safe, effective and high-quality patient care which is delivered by the right professional at the right time.
- Asked by: Marilyn Livingstone, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 22 July 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to secure adequate training facilities throughout Scotland in order to link procurement to training in the construction industry.
Answer
In the context of our Economic Recovery plan, we are supporting construction by continuing to invest in infrastructure, social housing and skills and training. The Scottish Government will continue to work closely with the Scottish Construction Forum, Construction Skills, Skills Development Scotland and the Scottish Funding Council to identify the most sustainable approaches to maintaining a training facility infrastructure which meets the needs of the construction industry.
- Asked by: Marilyn Livingstone, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 28 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-33587 by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 May 2010, whether it will meet the management of the Royal Hospital for Sick Children (Yorkhill) in Glasgow and the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh to ensure that home visits are provided as part of patients’ planned ongoing care following clinical decisions to determine the most appropriate setting to receive care.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-34668 on 28 June 2010. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Marilyn Livingstone, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 28 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-33586 by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 May 2010, whether it will meet the chief executives of NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde following confirmation by the National Services Division that cystic fibrosis specialist nurses are being directed to spend one day per week undertaking general ward duties.
Answer
National Services Division (NSD) has confirmed that for the nationally designated adult cystic fibrosis service it commissions, cystic fibrosis nurse specialists are not being directed to work one day per week on general ward duties. NSD does not commission the paediatric cystic fibrosis service in either Lothian or Glasgow.
It is for NHS boards to staff and provide services that meet the needs of local people. All boards must have robust processes in place to ensure the continuing provision of safe, effective, high quality patient care; delivered by the right professional, at the right time.
Both NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have provided assurances that cystic fibrosis specialist nurses working on the ward for a limited period will not curtail their ability to provide specialist care and support, including home visits if this is required by families.
- Asked by: Marilyn Livingstone, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 28 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-33585 by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 May 2010, whether it will meet the management of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde regarding the correspondence that the Cystic Fibrosis Trust has received from families who believe general ward nursing staff to be inexperienced in nursing children with cystic fibrosis.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-34666 on 28 June 2010. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Marilyn Livingstone, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 28 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-33585 by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 May 2010, what consultations took place with the families of young people with cystic fibrosis regarding the decision to close ward 6B at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children (Yorkhill) in Glasgow.
Answer
It is for NHS boards to staff and provide services that best meet the needs of local people.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have given assurances that staff at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children engaged with the young patients and their families to ensure that they understood the reasons behind the changes and what it meant for patients.
The NHS board reports that staff have worked hard to allay any initial concerns families had about the changes, and have reiterated that there has been no diminution in the service provided: whilst the use of accommodation within the same hospital building has changed, the service and the staff providing it remain the same.
- Asked by: Marilyn Livingstone, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 23 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason the National Appeal Panel for Entry to the Pharmaceutical List would reconsider the decision of an NHS board pharmacy practices committee when the only objectors to the decision are other pharmacy contractors and in the absence of new evidence.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-34454 on 23 June 2010, which refers to the process around these appeals. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Marilyn Livingstone, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 23 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the number of NHS board decisions that are overturned on appeal, whether it considers that NHS boards are able to make correct decisions about pharmacy applications.
Answer
Under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 NHS boards have a statutory duty to ensure the provision of pharmaceutical services. In doing so, they have the statutory role in determining applications made to them for entry to the pharmaceutical list. The 1978 act provides that there must be rights of appeal against the decisions of health boards on these applications. The NHS (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 set out the procedures for such appeals to be determined by the National Appeal Panel.
The Scottish Government has recently completed a consultation exercise considering issues in relation to the process by which applications to join the pharmaceutical list are considered. As part of this, we sought comments on the need for guidance and/ or training of those involved in the process. We will now consider whether any amendments or further activity is necessary in light of the views offered.
- Asked by: Marilyn Livingstone, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 23 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason the National Appeal Panel for Entry to the Pharmaceutical List can overturn NHS board pharmacy decisions without new evidence being submitted by objectors.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-34454 on 23 June 2010, which refer to the process around these appeals. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Marilyn Livingstone, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 23 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason the National Appeal Panel for Entry to the Pharmaceutical List need not give a detailed explanation as to why it considers that an NHS board decision requires an oral hearing.
Answer
Under the terms of the NHS (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2009, Schedule 4 Part II, the National Appeal Panel shall determine an appeal in such a manner as it sees fit. Therefore, the member may wish to contact the National Appeal Panel directly to seek views on this matter at the following address:
The National Appeal Panel for Entry to the Pharmaceutical List
Scottish Health Service Centre
Crewe Road South
Edinburgh
EH4 2LF
The procedures of the National Appeal Panel are overseen by the Scottish Committee of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council. The AJTC keeps under review the administrative justice system as a whole with a view to making it accessible, fair and efficient.
The Scottish Government has recently completed a consultation exercise considering issues in relation to the process by which applications to join the pharmaceutical list are considered. We would be happy to consider this aspect as part of that process.
