- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 23 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients over 18 have been prescribed Seroxat as an anti-depressant in the last three years.
Answer
Prescription data available centrally are not patient-specific, but relate to the numbers and cost of prescribed items dispensed in the community by community pharmacists and dispensing doctors.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 23 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients under 18 have been prescribed Seroxat in the last three years, broken down by age.
Answer
Prescription data available centrally are not patient-specific but relate to the numbers and cost of prescribed items dispensed in the community by community pharmacists and dispensing doctors.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 23 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive when Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network guideline on post-natal depression and puerperal psychosis and the Executive's guidance on post-natal depression services were compiled and published and whether there are any plans to revise and update these documents.
Answer
The Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network guideline on post-natal depression and puerperal psychosis (Bib. number 25439) was compiled over the period two years prior to its publication on 20 June 2002 and will be considered for review in 2004. The Scottish Executive guidance on services for women with post-natal depression (Bib. number 24358) was compiled over the five-month period prior to its publication on 18 March 1999. The guidance is kept under review for currency and relevancy. In this case decisions on revisions will be informed by the outcomes of the current audit of best practice funded by NHS Quality Improvement Scotland into primary and secondary care post-natal depression services in Scotland. A short-life working group has been established to produce a template for the best organisation of hospital admission arrangements to allow mothers with a post-natal depression to be admitted with their child. The aim is to produce guidance by December 2003 that reflects the full range of needs including access to specialist services where appropriate. Any issues arising from that consideration will further inform any revision of current guidance.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 23 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what research has been conducted into the impact of the landfill tax in Scotland.
Answer
The Scottish Executive published a
Review of the Environmental Effects of the Landfill Tax in Scotland in January 2001 which is available in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 10648) or on the website at
www.scotland.gov.uk/cru/resfinds/erf10-00.asp.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 23 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what research projects funded by the Chief Scientist Office have examined perinatal mental illness; when the results of such projects will be available, and whether copies of such research will be placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
Answer
The Chief Scientist Office, (CSO), is currently funding a research project on the diagnosis of perinatal mental illness in women and their partners and is also funding a research fellowship on the treatment of post-natal depression. These projects are due for completion in July and September 2004 respectively, at which point final reports will be submitted to CSO for review. The Executive summaries from these final reports will be made available on the CSO website, (
www.show.scot.nhs.uk/cso), with contact details provided on where to obtain further information.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 23 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidelines have been issued to GPs regarding charges for reports by GPs.
Answer
Copies of the National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1995 were issued to all general practitioners when they came into force. A version which incorporates all amendments since then is now available on the Scottish Health on the Web website. The terms of service for general practitioners are set out in schedule 1 to the regulations and make clear which certificates they must make available to patients, or their representatives, free of charge.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 23 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what processes will be categorised as diversion of waste away from landfill.
Answer
Processes classified as diversion of waste away from landfill are the Recovery Operations set out in Annex IIB of directive 75/442/EEC on waste as amended by directive 91/156/EEC. This can be found at:
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/consleg/pdf/1975/en_1975L0442_do_001.pdf.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 23 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on GPs charging for reports sought by a charitable organisation providing a medical service to patients at no cost to the NHS.
Answer
The Terms of Service for General Practitioners are set out in schedule 1 to the National Health Service (General Medical Services)(Scotland) Regulations 1995. GPs are required to provide to their patients, or the patient's representative, free of charge certain medical certificates listed in the regulations. These are concerned with social security, welfare and health matters. Their NHS duties do not require GPs to issue reports to charitable organisations or others and where they are requested to do so they are entitled to charge for their services.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 23 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Her Majesty's Government with regard to the impact of landfill tax in Scotland and what matters were discussed.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with the UK Government on a wide range of issues including the landfill tax.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 19 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans there are to ensure that people with a mental illness can access appropriate transport through transport access schemes.
Answer
The Scottish Executive awarded ENABLE £50,000 to assist in the establishment of the Thistle Travel Card Scheme. The scheme is making a significant difference to the lives of many thousands of people who have difficulty using public transport and are prevented from enjoying a full, active and independent life in their community.
