- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 12 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS podiatry patients have been treated in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) NHS board area and (b) age group.
Answer
Information on thework of Allied Health Professionals (AHP) is not collected in sufficient detailto answer this specific question on podiatry services. However, NHSScotland InformationServices Division has recently undertaken a census of AHP workload, the resultsof which are published at:
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/data-development-dev-info.jsp?pContentID=1359&p_applic=CCC&p_service=Content.show&.The results of thecensus include figures for podiatrists and chiropodists combined.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 12 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to issue guidance on the minimum level of chiropody and podiatry services which should be available to patients on the NHS.
Answer
It is the responsibilityof NHS boards to determine the number and skill mix of staff needed to deliver servicesin their area. Each NHS board is responsible for the planning and provision of NHSpodiatry services in its area, based on an assessment of local need and in accordancewith local and national priorities.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 12 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to increase patients’ access to NHS podiatry and chiropody services.
Answer
Each NHS board isresponsible for the planning and provision of NHS podiatry services in its area,based on an assessment of local need and in accordance with local and national priorities.Access to NHS podiatry services is a matter of clinical decision in the light of the health needs of individual patients.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 12 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what national evidence-based practice protocols there are to ensure that patients requiring (a) basic foot care, including advice, and (b) podiatry care receive such services.
Answer
NHS boards are requiredto ensure that the services they provide meet the standards set for the NHS. NHSQuality Improvement Scotland has responsibility for this area and published standardsfor NHSScotland are available at
www.nhshealthquality.org.In addition podiatristsproviding NHS services are required to meet standards set by professional and regulatorybodies. The Health Professions Council provides information on existing standardsfor podiatrists at
www.hpc-uk.org/publications/standards/Standards_of_Proficiency_Chiropodists.pdf,and further information is available from the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatristsat www.feetforlife.org.Each NHS board isresponsible for the planning and provision of NHS podiatry services in its area,based on an assessment of local need and in accordance with local and national priorities.Access to NHS podiatry services is a matter of clinical decision in the light of the health needs of individual patients.
In addition, Scotland’s Free Personal Care policy provides people with supportwith daily tasks, including basic toe nail cutting which can be undertaken withoutthe intervention of an NHS health care professional.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 12 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what evidence it has of any local and regional variations in the provision of chiropody and podiatry treatment by the NHS.
Answer
Each NHS board isresponsible for the planning and provision of NHS podiatry services in its area,based on an assessment of local need and in accordance with local and national priorities.Access to NHS podiatry services is a matter of clinical decision in the light of the health needs of individual patients.
Information on thework of Allied Health Professionals (AHP) is not collected in sufficient detailto answer this specific question on podiatry services. However, NHSScotland InformationServices Division have recently undertaken a census of AHP workload, the resultsof which are published at:
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/data-development-dev-info.jsp?pContentID=1359&p_applic=CCC&p_service=Content.show&.The report includesfigures for podiatrists and chiropodists combined.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 10 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many more pre-school places will be needed to meet its pledges on extended pre-school provision.
Answer
The manifesto commitmentto deliver additional pre-school education relates to the level of entitlement ratherthan the number of places. The first step of an increase for all nursery provisionto 475 hours is not based on the creation of any new places. Options for implementingthe commitment in full are being developed and impact on capacity in the sectorwill be carefully considered.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 6 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how much each local authority spends per child on pre-school provision.
Answer
Statistics onlocal authority spend are not collected on a per child basis. The pre-primaryeducation expenditure figures for 2005-06 (the latest year for which figuresare available) are provided in the following table. Pre-primary educationexpenditure includes expenditure on nursery schools, other under 5s expenditurenot located in primary schools or special schools, childcare services andregistration services.
Pre-primary EducationExpenditure 2005-06 (£000)
| Local Authority Area | Gross | Net |
| Scotland | 284,484 | 267,174 |
| Aberdeen City | 8,689 | 8,608 |
| Aberdeenshire | 9,661 | 9,623 |
| Angus | 4,706 | 4,602 |
| Argyll and Bute | 5,252 | 4,854 |
| Clackmannanshire | 3,563 | 2,900 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 7,592 | 7,389 |
| Dundee City | 8,077 | 7,384 |
| East Ayrshire | 8,824 | 7,905 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 4,776 | 4,251 |
| East Lothian | 5,053 | 4,472 |
| East Renfrewshire | 6,346 | 5,693 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 20,793 | 19,179 |
| Eilean Siar | 1,587 | 1,474 |
| Falkirk | 8,405 | 7,269 |
| Fife | 16,265 | 15,777 |
| Glasgow City | 45,061 | 43,826 |
| Highland | 11,478 | 9,766 |
| Inverclyde | 5,224 | 5,004 |
| Midlothian | 4,855 | 4,547 |
| Moray | 4,035 | 3,899 |
| North Ayrshire | 6,951 | 6,750 |
| North Lanarkshire | 18,916 | 18,023 |
| Orkney Islands | 801 | 801 |
| Perth and Kinross | 5,380 | 5,155 |
| Renfrewshire | 12,625 | 12,054 |
| Scottish Borders | 4,767 | 4,519 |
| Shetland Islands | 1,365 | 1,329 |
| South Ayrshire | 5,403 | 5,157 |
| South Lanarkshire | 13,391 | 12,191 |
| Stirling | 5,934 | 5,472 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 8,255 | 7,630 |
| West Lothian | 10,454 | 9,671 |
Source:LFR 1 (Education) returns.
Note:Gross expenditure is the total expenditure. Net expenditure is the grossexpenditure minus any income, for example from grants, fees or charges.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 6 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many pre-school providers are at risk of imminent closure, broken down by (a) local authority and (b) type of provider.
Answer
This informationis not held centrally.
Statistics on thenumber of pre-school education providers by local authority and type ofproviders are available in the pre-school and child care statistics 2006 availableat http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/09/13155926/0.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 6 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Lord Sutherland’s review of the policy of free personal and nursing care will consider the effect of the policy on other services delivered to older people in Scotland and, in particular, whether resources have been diverted from general services for older people to pay for free personal and nursing care services and what action will be taken to prevent any such diversion.
Answer
The Independent FundingReview of Free Personal and Nursing Care, chaired by Lord Sutherland, will investigatethe level and distribution of resources to local authorities in implementing thispolicy. Local authorities arerequired to meet their statutory responsibilities for the assessment and deliveryof services to older people in their area. It is for each individual local authorityto determine the most appropriate allocation of the total resources available toit to meet these and it’s other responsibilities.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 6 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost per head of pre-school provision is in each local authority in respect of (a) education and (b) childcare services.
Answer
The information requestedis not held centrally. I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-3570 on6 September 2007 for information on local authority pre-primaryeducation expenditure. It is not possible to split these data between educationand child care services.All answers towritten parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website thesearch facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
