- Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 February 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 2 March 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the cost of delivery of healthcare by patient episode has risen in line with the increased allocation of resources in real terms.
Answer
NHS Board allocations haveincreased in real terms by 15.8% since 1999-2000. This compares with the realterms increase in measurable unit costs, mainly in the acute sector, of 23%over the same period.The unit cost figure shouldbe treated with caution as they do not fully reflect changes in patterns ofactivity or improvements in quality and quantity of care as a result ofchanging clinical practice. New data collection processes are being developedto improve the way in which activity and costs are recorded in the future, andsome of this is brought out in the new acute data due to be published on 26February 2004. This includes statistics on nurse-led clinics, out-patientoperations/procedure etc. More information can be found on this link:
http://www.isdscotland.org.
- Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 February 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 2 March 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to increase the number of consultant dermatologists.
Answer
Since 1997, the number of consultantdermatologists has increased by 16%. At 1.9%, the consultant dermatologist vacancyrate is below the national average consultant vacancy rate in Scotland of5.6%.
The number of specialist registrartraining posts within this specialty has been increased from 14 in 2001 to 17in 2003. Seven individuals are anticipated to achieve their Certificate ofCompletion of Specialist Training in 2004, with four in 2005 and five in 2006.This is the route which enables medical staff to apply for consultant posts.
The findings of “The TempleReview” will inform work on medical workforce planning including in thearea of dermatology.
- Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 February 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 1 March 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made with the consultation on the draft bill on charity law reform.
Answer
On 5 December 2003, inresponse to a question from Jackie Baillie MSP, I published my strategy forconsultation during the drafting of the charity bill. The strategy set outthree core elements, including: the establishment of a bill reference group; arange of specialist consultation meetings looking at particular aspects of thebill; and wider information-sharing activities.
The bill reference group hasnow met five times. It is continuing to examine and debate the key issues ofpolicy for the proposed bill. Additionally, the bill team has now held 29 separatemeetings with a range of identified stakeholders to discuss and refinetechnical aspects of the bill. Officials are continuing to meet with charitysector networks and professional bodies to ensure the draft bill fully meetsthe aim of creating an effective, proportionate regulatory framework forcharities.
Monthly updates on progress,and background information including details of the consultation meetings, areavailable to all on the charity law pages of the Scottish Executive website at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/about/UNASS/UNASS/00015300/page1193351391.aspxThe draft bill will bepublished for formal consultation in the spring.
- Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 February 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 1 March 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-5644 by Mr Tom McCabe on 4 February 2004, how many (a) dentistry graduates and (b) applicants to dental schools there were in each year from 1990 to 2000.
Answer
In response to how many (a) dentistry graduates, this information is not available prior to 1995 and is as follows:
Dentistry Graduates
| Year | Number |
| 1995 | 110 |
| 1996 | 117 |
| 1997 | 123 |
| 1998 | 111 |
| 1999 | 128 |
| 2000 | 128 |
| 2001 | 112 |
| 2002 | 124 |
(b) This information is notcentrally held.
- Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 27 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on whether, under the recently agreed quota arrangements, Scottish fishermen should be allowed to utilise the unused days at sea of other Scottish vessels that for any reason cannot use their allocation.
Answer
Arrangements are in placeunder EU rules to provide, within certain limits, for the transfer of unuseddays between vessels.
- Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 February 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 27 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will support the proposed regulation of smoking Bill by Stewart Maxwell MSP or whether it will introduce its own legislation.
Answer
The Executive has not had anopportunity to consider the practicalities of Stewart Maxwell’s Bill in detail.However, it is premature to reach a decision on legislation ahead of researchwhich we have commissioned on the evidence base for introducing smokingrestrictions and hearing the views of the Scottish people. We will consultwidely during the summer and will reach a decision once we have considered allthe necessary evidence and opinions.
- Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 February 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 27 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what the target dates are for the implementation of free dental and eye checks and what the results of its negotiations were with relevant professional bodies with regard to the provision of such services.
Answer
We have undertaken tosystematically introduce free dental and eye checks for all before 2007. Discussionswith the relevant professions on the method of introduction are on-going.
- Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 February 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 27 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many postgraduate dental training posts it has approved for the Grampian NHS Board area and how many new posts it will approve and support for the area in each of the next three years.
Answer
Currently, there is one specialistregistrar training post within Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, based atAberdeen Royal Infirmary. A trainee in restorative dentistry visits Aberdeen fortraining purposes on a weekly basis.
There are also nine vocationaldental trainees within NHS Grampian.
The allocation of trainingplaces in each NHS board is reviewed on an on-going basis to reflect serviceneed. As the number of posts is dependentupon both local ability to offer training places and applicants to fill thoseplaces, it is not possible to provide long-termprojections.
- Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 26 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it has allocated for free personal care in the (a) current year and (b) next two years, broken down by (i) local authority and (ii) NHS board area.
Answer
The following funding has been allocated to local authorities for free personal and nursing care from 2003-04 to 2005-06. It is expected that local authorities will use their allocation flexibly in delivering the policy. A breakdown by NHS board area is not available.
| Local Authority | Total Indicative Allocation Starting 1st April 2003 |
| £000's |
| Aberdeen City | 5,669 |
| Aberdeenshire | 6,684 |
| Angus | 4,667 |
| Argyll and Bute | 3,547 |
| Clackmannanshire | 871 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 5,037 |
| Dundee City | 3,997 |
| East Ayrshire | 3,548 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 3,060 |
| East Lothian | 2,500 |
| East Renfrewshire | 2,990 |
| Edinburgh City | 16,310 |
| Eilean Siar | 589 |
| Falkirk | 2,921 |
| Fife | 10,067 |
| Glasgow City | 14,019 |
| Highland | 55,13 |
| Inverclyde | 2,577 |
| Midlothian | 1,785 |
| Moray | 2,516 |
| North Ayrshire | 4,327 |
| North Lanarkshire | 5,617 |
| Orkney | 340 |
| Perth and Kinross | 6,098 |
| Renfrewshire | 4,126 |
| Scottish Borders | 3,552 |
| Shetland | 325 |
| South Ayrshire | 4,329 |
| South Lanarkshire | 7,936 |
| Stirling | 2,926 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 2,101 |
| West Lothian | 2,455 |
| Total | 143,000 |
| Local Authority | Starting 1st April 2004 | Starting 1st April 2005 |
Total Indicative Allocation | Total Indicative Allocation |
| | £000's | £000's |
| Aberdeen City | 5,791 | 6,027 |
| Aberdeenshire | 6,929 | 7,209 |
| Angus | 4,759 | 4,951 |
| Argyll and Bute | 3,619 | 3,766 |
| Clackmannanshire | 893 | 930 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 5,142 | 5,352 |
| Dundee City | 4,089 | 4,258 |
| East Ayrshire | 3,625 | 3,773 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 3,121 | 3,247 |
| East Lothian | 2,555 | 2,660 |
| East Renfrewshire | 3,049 | 3,172 |
| Edinburgh City | 16,756 | 17,434 |
| Eilean Siar | 605 | 630 |
| Falkirk | 2,992 | 3,115 |
| Fife | 10,283 | 10,702 |
| Glasgow City | 14,364 | 14,958 |
| Highland | 5,952 | 6,194 |
| Inverclyde | 2,633 | 2,741 |
| Midlothian | 1,824 | 1,898 |
| Moray | 2,568 | 2,673 |
| North Ayrshire | 4,420 | 4,600 |
| North Lanarkshire | 5,761 | 6,001 |
| Orkney | 348 | 363 |
| Perth and Kinross | 6,215 | 6,466 |
| Renfrewshire | 4,219 | 4,392 |
| Scottish Borders | 3,627 | 3,775 |
| Shetland | 334 | 348 |
| South Ayrshire | 4,769 | 4,962 |
| South Lanarkshire | 8,108 | 8,439 |
| Stirling | 2,984 | 3,105 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 2,151 | 2,240 |
| West Lothian | 2,513 | 2,617 |
| Total | 147,000 | 153,000 |
- Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 26 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what medical conditions entitle a patient to free personal care.
Answer
In legal terms, the CareDevelopment Group’s definition of personal care covers both personal care andpersonal support (as defined in the Regulation of Care (Scotland)Act 2001). The Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002 therefore requires that neither personalcare nor personal support be charged for. It also specifies that no chargeshould be made for the specific types of care listed in Schedule 1 to the Act(even if they would not be classified as personal care or support under theterms of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001).
