- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 January 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 11 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many nurses left the NHS in Scotland in the last three years.
Answer
The number of nurse leavers, including age retiral, between annual censuses of NHS staff for the latest three years data available centrally were as follows:
| 1995-96 | 3,345 |
| 1996-97 | 3,029 |
| 1997-98 | 3,080 |
In the same period, 3,327 joined in 1995-96, 2,951 in 1996-97 and 3,029 in 1997-98. These figures include both new nurses and rejoiners who have worked in the NHS in Scotland before.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 January 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 11 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many medical students commenced training in the last three academic years 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99.
Answer
The table below shows the number of entrants to medicine courses in Higher Education Institutions in Scotland. It is split into students domiciled in Scotland and those domiciled outwith Scotland:
Entrants to Medicine Higher Education Courses on Scottish Higher Education Institutions, 1996-97 to 1998-99
| 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 |
| Entrants to Medicine Courses | 1,271 | 1,474 | 1,373 |
| Scottish Domicile | 719 | 812 | 729 |
| Domiciled Outwith Scotland | 552 | 662 | 644 |
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 January 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 11 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many doctors left the NHS in Scotland in the last three years.
Answer
The latest available information is shown in the following table:
| | Number of Leavers | Leaving Rates (%) |
| | General Medical Practitioners | Career Grade Hospital and Community Doctors | General Medical Practitioners | Career Grade Hospital and Community Doctors |
1995/96 | 173 | 314 | 4.9 | 7.5 |
1996/97 | 134 | 264 | 3.7 | 6.3 |
1997/98 | 134 | 286 | 3.7 | 6.5 |
1998/99 | 122 | N/A | 3.3 | N/A |
Source: Information and Statistics Division of the Common Services Agency
Notes:
1. The figures in the table show those doctors registered with the GMC who at the end of September one year had a contract with the NHS and at the end of September in the following year did not.
2. There is an element of double counting because some career hospital and community doctors are also GPs, and if they give up one type of work to concentrate on the other they are recorded as leavers.
3. The figures for GPs are for principals only. Principals who decide to take up non-principal posts are recorded as leavers.
4. The figures include retirements and deaths in service.5. Data generated in this way for doctors in the training grades is not appropriate for this question. It includes the many doctors who leave the NHS temporarily to take up work such as research contracts and work experience in other countries during their development as a doctor for the NHS. The Scottish Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education estimates the annual net loss of doctors from the training grades as approximately 200, or 5% of the total number of training grade doctors.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 January 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 11 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many nurses entered training in Scotland during the last three academic years 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99.
Answer
The numbers of nurses and midwives entering training during the last three financial years were as follows:
| 1996-97 | 2,575 |
| 1997-98 | 2,538 |
| 1998-99 | 2,783 |
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 January 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 3 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when digital hearing aids will be made available by the NHS in Scotland.
Answer
Scottish Healthcare Supplies, the Division of the Common Services Agency with responsibility for arranging central contracts for the NHS in Scotland, have closely monitored this rapidly developing area and successfully negotiated the inclusion of digital hearing aids on their current contract from June 1999. A wider choice of digital aids will be available on the new contract, which is due to commence with effect from 1 April 2000.Decisions on which hearing aid best meets the clinical needs of a patient is however a matter for the clinician in charge of their care.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 January 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 28 January 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive it will extend the consultation on the proposed regulation covering the river Ythan nitrate vulnerable 'one to include all potentially affected land holders.
Answer
I refer Mr Adam to my answer to S1W-3607
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 January 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 28 January 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to encourage the elimination of "postcode" discrimination in relation to a variety of issues including employment and credit.
Answer
Employment law and financial services regulation are both reserved matters. We would consider any specific proposals which fall within the Executive's responsibilities if details are supplied.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 January 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 28 January 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will extend the consultation period for the proposed regulation covering the river Ythan nitrate vulnerable 'one.
Answer
We do not propose to extend the period of formal consultation about the terms of the proposed designation of the Ythan catchment as a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone. The consultation paper on the proposed designation was widely publicised. It was sent to a large range of organisations and made available in local Rural Affairs Department and National Farmers Union offices and in public libraries. Responses from any person will be taken into account. We also expect to undertake a further formal consultation later in the year about proposed Regulations for the action programme rules which farmers would be required to follow within the Zone.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 January 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 28 January 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Social Inclusion Partnerships do not have monies allocated specifically for housing regeneration and where such partnerships are located.
Answer
Scottish Homes and local authorities are active partners in Social Inclusion Partnerships and contribute as appropriate to housing regeneration programmes. The resources specifically allocated to Social Inclusion Partnerships under the Social Inclusion Partnership Fund are not used for housing regeneration programmes.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 25 January 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider classifying manic depression as a life-threatening illness.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has no intention to classify manic depression as a life-threatening illness.If a patient is suffering from a mental disorder to such a degree that it is necessary for their health and safety or for the protection of other persons, the patient can be admitted to hospital under the terms of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984.
