- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 17 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive why no work has begun on the Larkhall to Milngavie rail link and when work will begin on this line.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-26181.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 13 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what initiatives are in place to recruit and train mental health officers.
Answer
There are over 900 mental health officers working in Scottish local authorities, an increase of 300 since 1997. In addition, approximately 75 social workers are presently undertaking training to become mental health officers.The Adult with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 and the forthcoming mental health legislation introduce a number of new statutory duties for mental health officers. In anticipation of this, the Social Work Services Inspectorate is undertaking a survey of local authority mental health officer service structures and activities to assess how best to meet these new demands. Existing training takes different forms. Basic mental health officer training courses are approved by the Scottish Social Services Council and are run by five local authority fora on a yearly basis. To assist local authorities in carrying out their duties under the Adults with Incapacity Act, the Social Work Services Inspectorate recently produced 1,800 training packs of specific relevance to mental health officers and backed this up with four national seminars for those who will be delivering the training locally to become familiar with the material.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 13 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many community psychiatric nurses are currently in place, broken down by health board area and the amount of hours worked per week.
Answer
The latest available information on the number of Community Psychiatric Nurses (CPNs) can be found on ISD's online publication
Workforce Statistics, which can be accessed from the following link:
http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/isd/NHSiS_resource/Workforce/workforce_statistics.htm.The whole time equivalent and headcount of CPNs by NHS board can be found in Tables E3 and E4 respectively.The number of hours worked per week is not available centrally.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 13 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether a code of practice will be compiled in conjunction with the proposed new mental health legislation and what protection any such code will give both to patients and staff.
Answer
As our policy statement Renewing Mental Health Law made clear, we will produce a Code of Practice for the proposed new legislation. Its purpose will be to promote the effective operation of all parts of the legislation, including those which provide rights and protections to service users, carers and staff.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 13 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what training provision will be made available to staff employed within the field of mental health as a result of the proposed new legislation.
Answer
As our policy statement Renewing Mental Health Law recognised, comprehensive training for all professions who operate mental health law will be a crucial part of the preparation for the introduction of the proposed new legislation. We are currently initiating discussions with services and professional bodies regarding the development of an appropriate training programme.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 13 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether existing NHS budgets will be required to accommodate any financial implications arising from the introduction of the proposed new mental health legislation.
Answer
The Executive's assessment of the financial implications of the proposed new mental health legislation will be set out in the Financial Memorandum, which will accompany the bill, and is being taken into account in the current Spending Review, which will determine NHS budgets for 2003-04 to 2005-06. The outcome of the Spending Review will be announced in September 2002.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Simpson on 7 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people died as a result of anorexia nervosa in each of the last 10 years.
Answer
The information requested is presented in the following table.Deaths from Anorexia Nervosa
1, Scotland
| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Notes:1. 1991-99, ICD9 code 307.1; 2000-01, ICD10 code F50.0.2. Provisional.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 7 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what recommendations regarding eating disorders from the Framework for Mental Health Services have been implemented in each NHS board area since the framework's publication.
Answer
No specific recommendations are made in the published guidance. The aim is to provide agencies with a workable planning and audit tool to use in assessing the level and type of provision appropriate for their area.A view on local progress made with eating disorder services and support is offered in the published overall assessments provided with each Mental Health and Well Being Support Group area reports.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 7 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what community support facilities are available in each NHS board area for those discharged from hospital.
Answer
Each person has their needs assessed prior to discharge. The single shared assessment process, which will be in place for all care groups by April 2003, enhances the joint approach to providing support in the community, with appropriate health and/or social care put in place to meet individual needs and provided by members of the relevant Primary Health Care Team or local authority social work department. A key recommendation of the Joint Future Group was that joint discharge/rapid response teams should be put in place in each local authority area. These teams consist of both health and social care professionals and enhance the care available to those discharged from hospital.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 7 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many in-patient beds are available in each NHS board area for the treatment of anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders.
Answer
National information on NHS beds is primarily held at Consultant Specialty level, and does not provide the detail requested.
