Chamber and committees

The Scottish Government has worked with stakeholders since the introduction of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 to ensure as far as possible that the legislation works as intended to protect the interests of adults with incapacity. Codes of Practice and guidance were developed with stakeholders, including the Law Society of Scotland. Revised versions were published in April 2007 following changes made in the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007. The publications are available on the Scottish Government website at:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Justice/law/awi/010408awiwebpubs.

There is no guidance specifically aimed at community health partnerships. NHS boards are supervisory bodies under part 4 of the act and the Code of Practice for Supervisory Bodies was published and distributed in July 2003. The Office of the Public Guardian is in regular contact with the Committee of Scottish Clearing Bankers.

The Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 is designed to protect all adults who lack the capacity to act or to make some or all decisions for themselves. Since its introduction, the provisions of the act have been kept under review to help ensure that the legislation works as intended. A two year project to monitor implementation of the act, funded by the Scottish Executive, resulted in a report in 2004, which clarified areas requiring legislative change to streamline and simplify procedures and improve access. A consultation exercise then took place on the proposed changes, and the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 contained a number of changes to the 2000 act. Codes of practice and guidance on the provisions of the act were published in 2007 and are available from the Scottish Government, or online at:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Justice/law/awi.

There are no plans to make further changes to the legislation at present.

The Scottish Government receives correspondence and calls from different sources from time to time on issues around the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2003 and the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003. We are not aware of any representations which cover both acts. A limited review of the Mental Health Act is in progress to consider its operation since implementation and advise on any changes, while recognising that its general powers and provisions continue to offer an appropriate framework for care and treatment. The findings will be reported in due course.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-20462 on 26 February 2009. 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.

I refer the member to answer to question S3W-20462 on 26 February 2009. 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.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-18696 on 7 January 2009. 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.

On 26 January 2008 the Chief Medical Officer and the Chairman of NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHS QIS) wrote to the chief executives of NHS boards enclosing a model patient information leaflet on deep vein thrombosis which boards were advised to use in place of their own local leaflets. In a report to the Chief Medical Officer of December 2008, NHS QIS has confirmed that 13 NHS boards had indicated that these leaflets were now widely available, in both hard copy and electronic format. NHS QIS has also verified that the content of these leaflets is in line with the text recommended to boards.

The remaining board has given a commitment that its leaflets will be available by the end of January 2009.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-18696 on 7 January 2009. 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.

The requested information is shown in the following below.

Number of Patients who have Undergone a Hip Replacement^1,2,3, Broken Down by NHS Board of Treatment. Calendar Year Ending 31 December 2007

	Number of Patients4
Scotland	5,867
Ayrshire and Arran	366
Borders	119
Dumfries and Galloway	99
Fife	356
Forth Valley	201
Golden Jubilee National Hospital	572
Grampian	747
Greater Glasgow and Clyde	1,244
Highland	374
Lanarkshire	335
Lothian	834
Orkney5	0
Shetland6	0
Tayside	580
Western Isles	40

Notes:

1. Includes patients that have been admitted as an emergency admission or a planned admission.

2. Includes patients who had had a primary total hip replacement and hybrid hip replacements.

3. Patients of all ages who have undergone a hip replacement within the NHS in Scotland during 2007 have been included.

4. The figures do not reflect the total number of operations, since a patient can have more than one hip replacement in a year.

5. Patients who live in Orkney had their hip replacement carried out in Golden Jubilee or NHS Grampian.

6. Patients who live in Shetland had their hip replacement carried out in NHS Lothian, NHS Highland or NHS Western Isles.

As an interim measure until the publication of the revised SIGN Guideline 62, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and the Chairman of NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (QIS) wrote to NHS Boards in January 2008, asking them to adopt a standard patient information leaflet on the prevention and management of DVT. NHS QIS is conducting a follow-up exercise and is expected to report to the CMO later this month on NHS boards'' progress.

In addition, in April 2007 the Scottish Government provided Lifeblood, the Thrombosis Charity, with funding to develop a general information leaflet on DVT and to promote awareness of thrombosis. This leaflet was distributed to all general practices across Scotland.