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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S2W-27431

Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 17 July 2006
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 9 August 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many GPs have (a) retired and (b) started practice in each year since 1995.

Question reference: S2W-27434

Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 17 July 2006
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 9 August 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many deaths were linked to MRSA in 2005.

MRSA was recorded on Scottishdeath certificates as likely to be “the underlying cause of death” in 38 casesin 2005. In a further 174 death certificates, MRSA was mentioned as acontributing factor.

These datashould be treated with great caution. Detailed information on healthcareassociated infections (HAIs) as a cause of death from specific infections canbe difficult or impossible to interpret safely. As at the end of 2005, therewas no international code in use for recording MRSA as a cause of death and theMRSA data above were obtained by analysing the original written text recorded onthe death certificate by certifying doctors.

Recording ofspecific HAIs as a cause of death is often influenced by the general level ofprofessional and public awareness of that HAI at the time and may reflect anincrease in awareness, rather than a real change in the actual number of deathsin which the HAI was an underlying or contributory factor. It is also importantto note that these figures are not set in the context of the total number ofpatients treated in the NHS. Reportsfrom national surveillance of serious MRSA infections in Scotlandprovide evidence that MRSA rates have remained stable in recent years.

Question reference: S2W-27433

Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 17 July 2006
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 7 August 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many violent assaults on NHS hospital staff were reported in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S2W-27421

Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 14 July 2006
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 4 August 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many cycles of fertility treatment there are per head of population.

Question reference: S2W-27409

Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 14 July 2006
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 4 August 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many babies were born before 37 weeks of gestation in each year since 1995.

Question reference: S2W-27419

Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 14 July 2006
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 4 August 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are sufficient stocks of flu vaccine for the coming winter.

On 28 June 2006 the UK Vaccine IndustryGroup (UVIG) announced that it anticipated delays in the production of influenzavaccine for the 2006-07 season. The anticipated delay was due to the low manufacturingyield of one of the flu strains recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

On 1 August 2006 UVIG confirmed thatthe volume of flu vaccine available for 2006-07 will meet the estimated number ofdoses required for the UK vaccination programme.

Question reference: S2W-27417

Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 14 July 2006
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 4 August 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will respond to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) warning that midwife-led maternity units are more dangerous than hospital units.

Question reference: S2W-27420

Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 14 July 2006
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 4 August 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of nurses, qualifying this summer, have yet to find jobs.

Question reference: S2W-27408

Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 14 July 2006
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 4 August 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many intensive care units are used to treat premature babies, broken down by location.

The following hospitals havea neonatal unit:

Ayrshire Central Hospital

Borders General Hospital

Royal Alexandra Hospital

Forth Park Hospital

The Princess Royal MaternityUnit

Southern General Hospital

Queen Mother’s Hospital

Raigmore Hospital

Wishaw General Hospital

Aberdeen Maternity Hospital

St John’s Hospital

Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh atLittle France

Ninewells Hospital

Perth Royal Infirmary

Stirling Royal Infirmary

Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary.

Question reference: S2W-27422

Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 14 July 2006
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 4 August 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many children suffered from mental disorders severe enough to require treatment in each year since 1996.