- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 10 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-13850 by Susan Deacon on 16 March 2001, when the review of NHS dental access in remote and rural areas was initiated.
Answer
Problems of access to NHS dentistry within all areas of Scotland, including remote and rural areas, are kept under review by the Executive on a continuous basis and is one of the areas being looked at by the Implementation Support Group for the Action Plan for Dental Services in Scotland. There are no start and finish dates for reviewing dental access problems in rural areas.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 10 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will respond to the findings of the recent publication A Scottish Survey of General and Community Dental Practitioners published by the University of Aberdeen Toothousand Project.
Answer
The discussion document Workforce Planning for Dentistry in Scotland - A Strategic Review, which was published in October 2000, detailed a number of areas for review by the Scottish Advisory Committee on the Dental Workforce (SACDW). The findings of the Toothousand Project will be considered by the SACDW and its subgroups as part of this ongoing work, once the Scottish Survey of General and Community Dental Practitioners report has been officially published.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 10 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-13850 by Susan Deacon on 16 March 2001, whether in the review of NHS dental access in remote and rural areas the views of people who live in such areas will be sought.
Answer
I refer the member to my answer to question S1W-15173.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 10 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-13550 by Susan Deacon on 17 April 2001, whether it is aware that the National Audit Office for England's report of February 2000 on hospital-acquired infections (HAI) was able to estimate the number of deaths caused by HAI within the NHS in England and whether it will examine how a similar figure for the NHSiS could be estimated.
Answer
I am of course aware that the National Audit Office's report The Management and Control of Hospital Acquired Infection in Acute NHS Trusts in England gave an estimate of the numbers of deaths which it believed were attributable to hospital-acquired infections in England.There are considerable difficulties about estimating the number of deaths caused by HAI: hospital-acquired infection is not recognised as a certifiable cause of death; there can be considerable clinical uncertainties about the degree to which any one infection contributes to death, and there can also be uncertainty about the source of infections which cause or contribute to death, especially where prior to death very ill patients have suffered from a number of concurrent conditions.A number of actions are already being taken across NHSScotland, and more are planned, to increase surveillance of HAI, to establish further standards on infection control and to review compliance with these standards. These measures will help improve the ability of the NHS to counter infection, and thus to reduce the health impact of HAI.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 10 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-12178 by Susan Deacon on 6 March 2001, how the figure of #3.9 million as the estimated cost of avoidable hospital-acquired infection to the NHSiS was calculated.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-15386.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 10 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-12178 by Susan Deacon on 6 March 2001, how the figure of #21.6 million as the estimated annual cost of hospital-acquired infection to the NHSiS was calculated.
Answer
The estimates referred to were prepared by a Scottish Office Health Department working group which reported in May 1999. Copies of the report, Hospital Acquired Infection - A Framework for a National System of Surveillance for the NHS in Scotland are available in the Parliament's Reference Centre. Information about cost estimates is provided in paragraphs 30-41.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 10 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the planned national surveillance system for monitoring hospital-acquired infection will allow the number of deaths caused by such infections to be estimated.
Answer
The main objectives of the proposed HAI surveillance system, which is the subject of work by a sub-group of the Scottish Executive's Advisory Group on Infection, are to gather and present systematic information about a range of hospital-acquired infections so that our understanding of the factors which contribute to these infections can be increased and more effective control action taken. Such action will contribute to reduced length of stay, more effective treatment, and improved health for patients moving through hospital. There are no plans at present to gather further information on the relationship between HAI and mortality: HAI is not recognised as a certifiable cause of death; there can be considerable clinical uncertainties about the degree to which an infection contributes to death, and there can also be uncertainty about the source of infections which cause or contribute to death, especially in very ill patients with a number of concurrent conditions.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 8 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-6297 by Mr Jack McConnell on 4 October 2000, when it expects the review of the system used to allocate police funding in Scotland to conclude and whether a copy of the findings will be available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
Answer
An extensive analysis of police workloads is currently being completed. The results of the analysis will be considered by the representatives of the Scottish Executive, the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and we expect the review to be completed later this year.The conclusions of the review will help to inform consideration of future local government finance settlements which will be subject to parliamentary approval.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 8 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive which non-departmental public bodies for which it is responsible had (a) a budget overspend and (b) a budget underspend and what the respective figures were for (a) and (b) in the last year for which such information is available.
Answer
Answer expected on 8 May 2001
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 8 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average per capita level of funding of health boards is for (a) 2001-02, (b) 2002-03 and (c) 2003-04.
Answer
Answer expected on 8 May 2001
