The Scottish Parliament

Question reference: S2W-17957

Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 July 2005
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 10 August 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there will be any further Scottish research into the use of Marmoleum® in hospitals and public spaces and whether Marmoleum® will be installed in every hospital in Scotland as a preventative method for curtailing the spread of MRSA.

It is for manufacturers tocarry out testing on their products to gauge their suitability for use in theirtarget market environment. However, I have passed details of the Health ProtectionAgency’s Rapid Review Panel (RRP) to the manufacturers of Marmoleum®, Forbo-Nairn.The panel was established to review research and testing on products designedto aid hospital infection control.

We do not intend to installMarmoleum® in every hospital in Scotland. There is no existing evidence that providing Marmoleum®flooring is more effective than other measures (e.g. promoting good hygienepractice or providing HAI education and training for staff) in preventing thespread of HAIs. It would, therefore, be inappropriate to dictate spendingpriorities to NHS boards in such a way.

Question reference: S2W-17955

Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 July 2005
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 10 August 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how many infection control nurses are employed by each NHS board.

Question reference: S2W-17855

Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2005
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 9 August 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how many managerial posts there are within the NHS and how many there have been in each of the last 10 years.

Managerial postscannot be specifically identified from centrally held information. However, information on Administrative and Clerical, andSenior Management staff in post in NHS Scotland is published on the ScottishHealth Statistics website under Workforce Statistics, at:

www.isdscotland.org/workforce.

Tables G1 and G2 show the whole timeequivalent (WTE) number and headcount respectively for Administrative andClerical grades 7-10 and senior management grades broken down by year and NHSBoard area. Administrative and Clerical grades 7 and above and seniormanagement grades have been grouped together to more accurately reflect theoverlapping nature of the corresponding payscales. Latest available figures areat 31 March 2005.

Managers work in a range ofjobs and have a rich mix of skills including those required in health promotionand in workforce and service planning. Some have professional clinicalqualifications and are employed in jobs which are in support of but not directpatient care. These individuals also support and manage front line clinicalstaff freeing them up to use their skills in the most efficient way such as inthe reduction of waiting times for patients.

Question reference: S2W-18106

Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 July 2005
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 4 August 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to ensure that patients suffering from terminal illnesses are able to die at home if they choose to.

It is our policy to supportthe development of specialist palliative care, including at home, whereappropriate. Substantial resources have been invested in palliative care by NHSboards and through the Cancer in Scotland strategy.

Enabling people to die athome if that is their wish requires integration of the specialist palliativecare and primary healthcare teams. Managed Clinical Networks for palliativecare promote that integration.

Question reference: S2W-17705

Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2005
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 3 August 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of civil service jobs are located in each of Scotlands cities, expressed also as a percentage of each citys population.

The head count number of permanent staff employed in the Core Departments of the Scottish Executive, Executive Agencies and Associated Departments, shown as a percentage of civil service jobs located in each of Scotland’s cities and also expressed as a percentage of each city’s population is provided in the following table.

Percentage of Scottish Executive Civil Servants working in Scotland's cities
	% of Civil Servants	% of Population
Edinburgh	47.0%	1.8862%
Glasgow	12.5%	0.3759%
Dundee	1.1%	0.1304%
Stirling	2.2%	1.1857%
Inverness	1.9%	0.8302%
Aberdeen	3.4%	0.3237%

This does not includeinformation on civil service posts within the government departments (e.g. HMRevenue and Customs) located in Scotland’s cities, which is not held by the ScottishExecutive.

Question reference: S2W-17704

Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 30 June 2005
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 3 August 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how many civil service jobs have been relocated to each of Scotlands cities in each year since 1999.

The number of civil servicejobs relocated to each of Scotland’s cities in each year since 1999 is set out in the followingtable.

City	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Aberdeen		57				52
Dundee						30	40
Edinburgh
Glasgow	160					50
Inverness					10
Stirling

Question reference: S2W-17852

Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2005
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 2 August 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how many nurse practitioners there have been in each NHS board in each of the last 10 years.

Centrally held information does not explicitly identify nurse practitioners posts working in NHS Scotland. Data on Nurse Practitioners will be collected for the first time as part of the data collection exercise for clinical nurse specialists for 2005-06 later this year.

Information on the clinical nurse specialists in post in NHS Scotland is published on the Scottish Health Statistics website under Workforce Statistics, at:

www.isdscotland.org/workforce.

Question reference: S2W-17850

Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2005
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 2 August 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the demographic breakdown is of all GPs currently practicing.

The following table shows the breakdown of GPs practicing for the whole of Scotland as at 1 October 2004. The breakdown is by headcount, not full time equivalent and the data supplied also gives details of age and gender.

Age Band		20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45-49	50-54	55-59	60+
	Headcount
All	4,486	1	234	551	749	880	813	654	452	152
Male	2,447	1	64	203	310	455	495	446	348	125
Female	2,039		170	348	439	425	318	208	104	27

Question reference: S2W-17854

Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2005
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 2 August 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how many nurse practitioners currently practise in the NHS and in which areas.

Centrally held information does not explicitly identify nurse practitioners posts working in NHS Scotland. Data on Nurse Practitioners will be collected for the first time as part of the data collection exercise for clinical nurse specialists for 2005-06 later this year.

Information on the clinical nurse specialists in post in NHS Scotland is published on the Scottish Health Statistics website under Workforce Statistics, at:

www.isdscotland.org/workforce.

Question reference: S2W-17853

Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2005
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 2 August 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how much a GP costs to employ compared to a nurse practitioner.

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