- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 10 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the definition of alcohol dependency is for the purposes of section 227V(6)(a) and (b) of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010.
Answer
For the purposes of section 227V(6)(a) and (b) of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010, it will be for the court to satisfy themselves that an individual has an alcohol dependency. Before imposing a community payback order, the court must take account of a report provided by a local authority officer, which contains information about the offender and the offender''s circumstances. Where appropriate, report writers will seek input from treatment services or clinicians.
Professionals involved in assessing an individual''s alcohol problem will be informed by the World Health Organization''s (WHO) clinical definition of dependency i.e. an individual having three or more of a range of symptoms including; tolerance; alcohol withdrawal, craving, persistence of drinking despite negative consequences and can draw upon a range of well-established screening tools.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 9 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that patients with alcohol-related brain damage are identified earlier and supported by a multidisciplinary team assessment, integrated services and a care plan with clear goals for treatment, care and rehabilitation, in light of the findings of the Mental Welfare Commission’s report, Missed Opportunities.
Answer
The Scottish Ministerial Advisory Committee on Alcohol Problems Essential Services short-life working group has been tasked with reappraising and updating the range of acute alcohol treatment and support services that are essential for local areas, taking into account the current evidence base on effective interventions; how services should be delivered and the outcomes that should be monitored. The group''s final report will promote the development of Integrated Care Pathways for tier 3 and 4 specialist alcohol treatment services, with particular focus on the provision of robust recovery-focused assessment and care planning and through care arrangements between different care settings. It will report in early 2011.
This working group is also considering the Missed Opportunities report and will provide advice to Scottish Government on how best to take forward its recommendations, including in relation to managed clinical networks.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has discussed or will discuss with the UK Government the possibility of taking over health service provision at Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre.
Answer
The Scottish Government is facilitating the discussions of UK Government with NHS Lanarkshire, in this reserved area, regarding the responsibility for the delivery of primary care services to the residents of Dungavel. Specialist healthcare is currently delivered by NHS Lanarkshire.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the £200 million cancer drug fund for England and Wales proposed by the UK Government will have a Barnett consequential.
Answer
The Scottish Government will receive consequentials on the full NHS (health) settlement in England, and these consequentials will be passed on in Scotland.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what its response is to the UK Government’s proposed creation of a £200 million cancer drug fund to provide cancer drugs that are not approved by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).
Answer
The Scottish Government will give due consideration to the Department of Health''s cancer drugs fund consultation findings once they are published.
Scotland has robust, equitable and transparent arrangements for the introduction of newly licensed clinically and cost-effective medicines to treat all conditions. These arrangements include opportunities at national level to consider additional factors to facilitate, in certain circumstances, a flexible appraisal of clinical and cost-effective evidence. They also include opportunities at local level for clinically led consideration of medicines for individual patients in certain circumstances.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what rights will be given to patients with a (a) hearing impairment, (b) visual impairment and (c) language or literacy difficulty under the Patient Rights (Scotland) Bill.
Answer
The Patient Rights (Scotland) Bill was introduced to the Scottish Parliament on 17 March 2010. The policy content of the Bill is set out in the Policy Memorandum. The Bill is now going through the parliamentary process and its final shape will be a matter for the Parliament.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Patient Rights (Scotland) Bill will give patients over 40 the right to a health check similar to that in the NHS in England.
Answer
The Patient Rights (Scotland) Bill was introduced to the Scottish Parliament on 17 March 2010. The policy content of the Bill is set out in the Policy Memorandum. The Bill is now going through the parliamentary process and its final shape will be a matter for the Parliament.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether information obtained from GP records will be recorded manually or automatically on the pharmacy system under the chronic medication service between GPs and pharmacists.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-36923 on 9 November 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether access will be limited to an individual pharmacy or to a chain of pharmacies under the chronic medication service between GPs and pharmacists.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-36923 on 9 November 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive which staff members at a pharmacy will be allowed access to GP-held data and how they will be identified under the chronic medication service between GPs and pharmacists.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-36923 on 9 November 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
