- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 31 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the publication of the Scottish Health Plan, Our National Health: A plan for action, a plan for change, when it plans to introduce a new Leadership Development Programme for NHS managers.
Answer
A range of leadership development programmes have been supported by the Executive and delivered in local NHS organisations since the publication of the Scottish Health Plan. In addition, the National Leadership Programme, Xceed, launched in April 2001, is currently providing leadership to a range of NHS personnel including doctors, nurses administrative and other staff engaged in managerial functions. The programme has been well received and demand for places has been, and continues to be, very high.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 31 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the publication of the Scottish Health Plan, Our National Health: A plan for action, a plan for change, how many rapid access chest pain clinics there were, or will be, in (a) 2000-01, (b) 2001-02 and (c) 2002-03.
Answer
We are currently seeking this information from NHS trusts and will reply to the member as soon as possible.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 31 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the publication of the Scottish Health Plan, Our National Health: A plan for action, a plan for change, how the establishment of a new Staff Governance standard for the NHS in Scotland is progressing.
Answer
I launched the Staff Governance Standard on 25 January at the Scottish Partnership Conference. A copy of the Standard is available on the Health Department website.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 31 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the publication of the Scottish Health Plan, Our National Health: A plan for action, a plan for change, when it will introduce National Services Frameworks in the three clinical priority areas.
Answer
Cancer in Scotland: Action for Change was published in July 2001. The Framework for Mental Health Services in Scotland was issued in September 1997 and has subsequently been updated. The Executive established a CHD/Stroke Task Force which reported in September 2001. Following consultation, which is now complete, the strategy for Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke is expected to be ready for publication this spring.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 31 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the publication of the Scottish Health Plan, Our National Health: A plan for action, a plan for change, how it is supporting local authorities and health boards in implementing a single shared needs assessment by health or social care professionals for older people and people with dementia.
Answer
We have set up a dedicated team to implement single shared assessment for older people in the first instance and a reference group to advise it. More directly, we issued guidance in setting out the key steps to implementation and the essential infrastructures we expect to be in place by 1 April 2002. And to promote and support implementation locally, we held regional seminars and are currently visiting every local authority area. Single shared assessment will be extended to the rest of community care in the course of 2002-03.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 31 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the publication of the Scottish Health Plan, Our National Health: A plan for action, a plan for change, how it plans to monitor the effectiveness of NHS Boards' antenatal and postnatal parent education and support programmes.
Answer
A Framework for Maternity Services in Scotland, published in 2001, requires NHS Boards to provide parent education programmes and support to parents as part of their maternity strategies. The Scottish Executive is currently conducting an audit of these strategies against the principles laid out in the framework. The Health Education Board for Scotland, the Scottish Executive Health Department and the Royal College of Midwives held a stakeholder event in November 2001 to review approaches to antenatal and parent education with midwives, health visitors and parents. A follow up event is planned in March.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 31 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the publication of the Scottish Health Plan, Our National Health: A plan for action, a plan for change, when it will publish guidelines to help health professionals recognise when women are experiencing domestic violence.
Answer
A Short Life Working Group has prepared draft guidance on domestic abuse for all health care workers. This guidance explains the nature and prevalence of domestic abuse and its effects on health. It identifies the signs which may suggest abuse, establishes the principles which should inform practice and gives guidance on appropriate support and advice. The Short Life Working Group is currently consulting widely on the draft document, which is expected to be published in April 2002.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 31 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the publication of the Scottish Health Plan, Our National Health: A plan for action, a plan for change, when it will issue guidance on the education of children who are too ill to attend school.
Answer
The Scottish Executive's Guidance on Education of Children Absent from School Through Ill-Health was issued on 19 December 2001, copies of which are available in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 18538).
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 29 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure effective treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
Answer
Strategies for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis are primarily a matter for NHS Boards. The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), which is funded by the Scottish Executive Health Department, produced a clinical guideline on the Management of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis in December 2000, which will have informed clinicians of the best practice for diagnosis and management of the condition.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 29 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the publication of the Scottish Health Plan, Our National Health: A plan for action, a plan for change, how it plans to ensure that the NHS and local authorities identify improved processes and share good practice across Scotland to reduce unacceptable delays in discharging patients from hospital to more appropriate care and what action it has taken to achieve this to date.
Answer
An expert group, led by NHS Chief Executive Trevor Jones, has been looking in detail at delayed discharge and the reasons for it. Next month I will announce an Action Plan based on the work of this group, and including the sharing of good practice, to help drive down the delayed discharge figures.
