- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether recording of inter-ward transfer rates is a standard part of monitoring arrangements either as part of or separately from infection control management procedures in hospitals.
Answer
The routine recording of inter-ward transfer rates is not part of current national infection control guidance, however this does take place in the majority of hospitals in Scotland. All hospitals monitor the movement of any patient who has a suspected infection as part of established infection control measures.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to reduce the average waiting time for assessment advice or support from the Scottish Driving Assessment Centre.
Answer
The Scottish Driving Assessment Centre aims to provide a flexible and accessible service, and holds clinics at the South East Mobility and Rehabilitation (SMART) Centre in Edinburgh and six locations across Scotland. Its mobile unit enables patients to access patients in their own locality, providing greater convenience and accessibility. Patients have a choice of being seen either at the SMART Centre or the mobile unit.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 10 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many off-licences have had their licences suspended for selling alcohol to people under 18 in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-30174 on 25 January 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, 25 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 10 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many off-licences were found to have sold alcohol to people under 18 in 2008-09, broken down by local authority.
Answer
The available information is provided in the following table:
Number of Offences Recorded by the Police, in which a Licensed Person has Sold Alcohol to a Person Under 18, by Local Authority, in 2008-09
| Local Authority | 2008-09 |
| Aberdeen City | 34 |
| Aberdeenshire | 61 |
| Angus | 4 |
| Argyll and Bute | 8 |
| City of Edinburgh | 38 |
| City of Glasgow | 53 |
| Clackmannanshire | 2 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 7 |
| Dundee City | 20 |
| East Ayrshire | 12 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 1 |
| East Lothian | 15 |
| East Renfrewshire | 3 |
| Eilean Siar | 2 |
| Falkirk | 15 |
| Fife | 51 |
| Highland | 22 |
| Inverclyde | 8 |
| Midlothian | 13 |
| Moray | 15 |
| North Ayrshire | 5 |
| North Lanarkshire | 31 |
| OrkneyIslands | 2 |
| Perth and Kinross | 0 |
| Renfrewshire | 6 |
| Scottish Borders | 39 |
| Shetland Islands | 0 |
| South Ayrshire | 7 |
| South Lanarkshire | 40 |
| Stirling | 6 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 10 |
| West Lothian | 31 |
| Scotland | 561 |
Source: Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services
The information available relates to offences in which a licensed person has sold alcohol to a person under 18. Information is not available separately for off-licences.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the higher expression of virulence and pathogenicity of the G11.4 strain of norovirus, what typing has been carried out and what guidance has been issued on when to take and submit samples for typing.
Answer
Health Protection Scotland does not routinely request or collect typing data on norovirus. Regardless of strain, there is no difference in either the treatment of a patient with norovirus or in the management of any outbreak. The care of any patient with norovirus is based on an individual clinical assessment of their needs.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 10 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects the conclusions of the independent review of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 to be published.
Answer
The independent review of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 was published on 7 August 2009 as part of the consultation on the review of the act. Copies were placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre and also sent to the chairs of relevant cross party groups and to parliamentary committees. Following the consultation period (7 August to 6 November) 82 written responses were received.
An analysis of the consultation responses has now been completed. The report of the analysis along with the research findings will be published on the Scottish Government website in the week commencing 8 March 2010.
Responses to the recommendations included in the consultation will inform policy development in this area. Amendments to the act will require primary legislation which will be taken forward as part of a further legislative programme. However, there will also be some changes through practice guidance or amendments to secondary legislation.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 9 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will introduce a universal shingles vaccination programme for people aged between 70 and 79 years, as recommended by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, and, if so, when.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-31360 on 9 February 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, 11 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 5 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the recent Conficker virus attacks on computers at NHS Leeds and Greater Manchester Police, what steps it is taking to ensure that all critical and non-critical NHS computers are adequately protected from the virus by the Microsoft patch.
Answer
The Conficker virus was detected in a small number of Health Boards early in 2009. NHS National Services Scotland coordinated the action that needed to be taken across NHSScotland. Individual health boards were responsible for taking the appropriate actions on their systems. There has been no further occurrence of the Conficker virus since those actions were taken.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 5 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether all reports (a) of critical incidents and (b) from procurators fiscal on stillbirths are reviewed by a national oversight group as part of the Scottish Patient Safety Programme.
Answer
At present, the Scottish Patient Safety Programme does not review stillbirths.
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (QIS) collects information on all stillbirths in Scotland. The unit in which the stillbirth occurred is asked to send information to NHS QIS, such as discharge letters, local critical incident reviews or root cause analysis reports, and post mortem reports where these exist.
In partnership with Information Services Division, NHS QIS produce an annual report on stillbirths and neonatal deaths, The Scottish Perinatal and Infant Mortality and Morbidity Report. This report includes information on numbers, rates, causes and associated factors for all stillbirths and neonatal deaths in Scotland, and identifies trends and makes recommendations for practice where appropriate. The production of the report is overseen by a multidisciplinary committee which includes public partners (lay representation). The report is published annually on the NHS QIS and ISD websites. http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/3112.html.
Additionally, maternity and neonatal units within Scotland conduct regular multidisciplinary perinatal mortality meetings at which the cause of and the circumstances surrounding each stillbirth or neonatal death within that unit are examined. Good and less satisfactory practice are identified and recommendations made for future practice and/or the management of any future pregnancy to an affected mother.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 5 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) maximum, (b) average and (c) median waiting time is for assessment of people referred to the Scottish Driving Assessment Centre.
Answer
The waiting times for assessment of people referred to the Scottish Driving Assessment Service are:
Maximum waiting time: 62.7 weeks
Average waiting time: 22.3 weeks
Median waiting time: 20.9 weeks.
These figures are based on waiting time from date of referral to first appointment offered between 1 March 2009 and 28 February 2010.
