- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 7 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to raise awareness of and treat sexually transmitted diseases amongst teenagers.
Answer
The £3 million Healthy Respect national health demonstration project seeks to increase awareness of sexually transmitted diseases, particularly chlamydia, among young people in Lothian. Lessons learned will be shared throughout the country. The project's website (www.healthy-respect.com) was launched on 10 February.The Executive is also funding two studies which will inform any plans to take forward opportunistic screening for chlamydia.The Executive is providing funding to set up new drop-in centres, which will provide a range of advice and support on sexual health, specifically to young people.Funding has been allocated for a review of current arrangements for collecting and analysing data on sexually transmitted infections. Research forming the first stage of the national sexual health strategy, which analyses the extent and effectiveness of current sexual health services in Scotland, has recently been completed.The Health Education Board for Scotland is also working to encourage young people to think seriously about the consequences and responsibilities of sexual relationships. Examples of that activity include the award-winning Think About It mass media campaign, and work to build capacity in terms of professional support for sex education in schools.
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 7 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied that all extant guidelines issued to NHS boards and trusts are adhered to; what monitoring system is in place to measure compliance, and what measures are implemented in the event of any non-compliance.
Answer
A range of guidance is provided to the NHS in Scotland by the Scottish Executive Health Department, by other central government departments and agencies, by professional organisations and by organisations which monitor standards and quality of healthcare.The prime responsibility for ensuring that guidance is implemented and complied with lies with NHS organisations. Where necessary, organisations which provide guidance also monitor compliance. Examples include the work of the Clinical Standards Board for Scotland in monitoring and reporting on performance against standards developed by the board. In some cases compliance with guidance is the subject of external audits and reviews by Audit Scotland.Action in the event of non-compliance will vary depending on the nature of the issue and of the non-compliance. The most important consideration will be to ensure that compliance is achieved as soon as reasonably practicable.
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 7 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the single measles vaccine is as effective as the measles component of the triple MMR vaccine.
Answer
The single measles vaccines currently being administered in the UK are unlicensed in the UK and have been imported to meet, in the view of the prescribers and on their direct personal responsibility, the special clinical needs of individual patients. These unlicensed vaccines have not been assessed by the UK licensing authority against the criteria of safety, quality and efficacy. Marketing authorisations (product licenses) have been granted for single measles vaccines and these licenses are extant. However, these licensed single vaccines are not manufactured for the UK market.
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 6 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to re-examine and review the exemption list for prescription charges.
Answer
We have no plans to do so.
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 6 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the cost of medicines per capita in Scotland is lower than in other EU countries and, if so, why this is.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 22 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether clear guidance will be issued in regard to the concept of notional capital in relation to assessment of those eligible for the payment of care in the community and residential care allowances.
Answer
Notional capital is defined as part of the residential care charging requirements of the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992. Clear guidance on the issue is available in circular SWSG6/98
Charges for Residential Accommodation. Copies of the circular are available in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 8853) or can be accessed from:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library/swsg/index-f/c212.htm
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 22 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that, once an individual's care needs have been assessed, those needs are then met regardless of the resources available to either the individual concerned or the relevant local authority.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-22126 on 4 February 2002.
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 19 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether sufficient resources and staff will be in place in order to ensure that free personal care will be available by 1 July 2002 to all those who are eligible.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has made £250 million available over the next two financial years to fund in full the implementation of free personal and nursing care from 1 July 2002.
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 19 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the facilities available in council and independent care homes will be adequate to meet the needs of all elderly people assessed as being entitled to free personal care on 1 July 2002.
Answer
Local authorities are responsible for arranging the provision of care to meet the needs of their local populations. The Executive has made substantial new resources available to implement free personal care from 1 July 2002.
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 19 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether all accident and emergency departments in the NHS are staffed to the minimum level recommended by the British Association for Accident and Emergency Medicine.
Answer
It is for NHS boards and trusts to assess and provide for local needs and to determine staff numbers and the design of teams required for effective delivery of service outcomes. Information on staffing levels for individual departments is not available centrally but will be held by local NHS management. Contact details for NHS management are available on:
www.show.scot.nhs.uk.
