- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 12 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many health boards have eliminated mixed sex wards.
Answer
A review of progress towards the elimination of mixed sex wards by April 2002 is currently being conducted. Additional funding of £4.8 million has been allocated to the NHS in Scotland to assist them in achieving this objective.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 12 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will define the term "mixed sex ward".
Answer
Guidance on the definition of the term "mixed sex ward" is contained in the 1999 report of a Working Group of NHS staff and patient representatives. Following further consultation with the Mental Welfare Commission, SHAS and user groups further amplification of this guidance was issued in August 2000 with the letter notifying NHS Boards and Trusts of their allocation from the £4.8 million of funding made available to ensure that mixed sex accommodation is eliminated by April 2002. Copies of the guidance have been placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 12 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of patients in Scottish hospitals in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999 and (d) 2000 were accommodated in mixed sex wards.
Answer
The information is not available in the form requested. However, the results of a survey carried out in 1999 for the Working Group of NHS staff and patient representatives considering Mixed Sex Accommodation has been placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre. A review of the progress to date is currently being conducted.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 5 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many specialist multiple sclerosis nurses are employed in each health board area.
Answer
There are currently seven nurses designated as specialist multiple sclerosis nurses, two in Lothian and one each in Glasgow, Ayrshire, Fife, Dundee and Aberdeen.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 5 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the Scottish Needs Assessment Programme report on multiple sclerosis (MS), whether it will carry out a national audit of service provision for MS sufferers.
Answer
There are no plans for such an audit in addition to the work already carried out by the SNAP, but the Executive is committed to working towards improving services for people with chronic enduring conditions like multiple sclerosis.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 5 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the Scottish Needs Assessment Programme report on multiple sclerosis (MS), whether health boards will be required to provide a common minimum standard of service provision for MS sufferers.
Answer
There are no current plans to do so. Given the clinical spectrum in MS, each case requires to be considered individually. Care and services should be provided which reflect the individual needs of the patient.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 5 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the Scottish Needs Assessment Programme report on multiple sclerosis (MS), what studies and evaluation will be done to assess the best form of delivering rehabilitation services to MS sufferers.
Answer
The Executive would expect health boards to keep the delivery of rehabilitation services, which benefit people with many other conditions as well as MS sufferers, under continuous review, taking into account Scottish Needs Assessment Programme (SNAP) reports and any other guidance relating to specific conditions.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 5 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-2384 by Susan Deacon on 19 November 1999, whether it will establish the number of multiple sclerosis sufferers in each health board area to enable resources to be matched to need,
Answer
The SNAP report estimates that there are at present in Scotland some 10,400 people suffering from multiple sclerosis. There are no plans to launch a national survey to establish the number of cases at health board level.Health boards are expected to meet the health needs of people with MS in their areas from the funds made available to them by the Executive, based on their assessment of local needs.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 5 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the Scottish Needs Assessment Programme report on multiple sclerosis (MS), what systems it will develop for the production and dissemination of information to support sufferers of MS and their families and carers, and how it will evaluate these systems.
Answer
As announced in Our National Health: A plan for action; a plan for change, the Executive will be investing £14 million over three years to build the capacity of the NHS to communicate with, listen to and work in partnership with individuals and communities. Part of this will be a systematic assessment of patient information across Scotland, which will identify and disseminate best practice and will provide a national source of patient information and advice. This initiative will benefit all NHS users, including people with MS.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 5 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether existing service provision allows rapid referral of suspected cases of multiple sclerosis.
Answer
According to the Scottish Needs Assessment Programme report on multiple sclerosis published on 8 November 2000, the ideal service provisions for people with MS, which include rapid referral for diagnosis, are not being met across Scotland. As promised in Our National Health: A plan for action; a plan for change, the Scottish Executive and the NHS will work closely with patient support groups to ensure that the needs of those with chronic enduring conditions like MS are met.
