- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 23 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to increase the number of households being taken out of fuel poverty by energy efficiency measures.
Answer
The Executive has devoted £55 million to the Warm Deal which has so far insulated over 200,000 homes, and £116 million to the central heating programme which has provided central heating systems to over 43,000 homes so far.
All social sector houses where the householder wishes it will have central heating by the end of this year. The exception is Glasgow Housing Association where the programme is due for completion by the end of March 2007.
We aim to ensure that by 2008 all pensioner households eligible for pension credit will meet the energy efficiency components of the Scottish Housing Quality Standard.
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 October 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 22 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines on self-harm will be implemented and, if so, on what date.
Answer
The National Institute for ClinicalExcellence clinical guidelines are recommendations on the appropriate treatmentof people with specific conditions within the NHS in England and Wales. They representdevelopmental standards which are expected to be achieved over time.
We have issued these guidelinesto a wide range of stakeholders, particularly those in the field of children andyoung people’s issues. The guidelines have no formal status in Scotland as the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Networkhas the responsibility to produce clinical guidelines for NHSScotland. However, the guidelines are issued for information toassist relevant practitioners.
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 22 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that elderly people receive good foot health and footwear advice in order to prevent foot and gait-related problems and in order to meet the NHS’s target of increasing the number of older people taking physical exercise.
Answer
The planning and provision of NHS services including podiatry services is a matter for NHS boards in accordance with national and local priorities.
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 22 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation took place prior to the Minister for Communities calling on energy suppliers to cap annual bills at a maximum of £550 a year for elderly people on pension credit.
Answer
We discussed the social tariff with Age Concern Scotland, Citizen’s Advice Scotland, Energy Action Scotland, energywatch and Help the Aged Scotland.
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 19 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how patients gain access to podiatry care for the management of (a) gait and mobility problems and (b) musculo-skeletal disease.
Answer
The planning and provision of NHS podiatry services is a matter for NHS boards. The issue of access to NHS podiatry services is a matter for clinical decision in the light of the health needs of individual patients.
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 19 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to introduce emergency clinics for patients with acute foot problems.
Answer
There are no plans to introduce emergency clinics for patients with acute foot problems. The planning and provision of NHS podiatry services is a matter for NHS boards. The issue of access to NHS podiatry services is a matter for clinical decision in the light of the health needs of individual patients.
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 19 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to develop extended roles, skills enhancement and access to a wider range of assessment tools to allow podiatrists to make a significant impact on prevention of lower-limb amputations.
Answer
The planning and provision of NHS podiatry services are matters for NHS boards. The Allied Health Professions Officer in the Scottish Executive has commissioned a national consultation on Allied Health Professions role development, which includes podiatrists, and this is currently underway. The consultation will inform the development of a generic framework for role development.
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 19 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that patients suffering from osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are given access to early podiatric intervention to address the risks of developing severe deformities of the feet, ulceration and infection, on a similar basis to people with diabetes.
Answer
The planning and provision of NHS podiatry services is a matter for NHS boards. The issue of access to NHS podiatry services is a matter for clinical decision in the light of the health needs of individual patients.
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 19 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether all patients with an assessed clinical need for podiatry will be provided with care and treatment free at the point of delivery.
Answer
The planning and provision of NHS podiatry services is a matter for NHS boards. As part of NHS service provision there is no charge to patients for NHS podiatry services.
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 19 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that all patients receiving podiatric care are treated by appropriately-trained and clinically-competent staff.
Answer
NHS boards and operating divisions are responsibility for both clinical and staff governance. They must therefore ensure that all allied health professionals, including podiatrists, are registered to practice with the Health Professions Council and that they are appropriately trained.
