- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 July 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 17 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive to what extent the Scottish Intelligence Database is used by other organisations such as the Scottish Prison Service.
Answer
The Scottish Intelligence Database is currently utilised as the primary intelligence database for the eight Scottish Police Forces and the Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency. Under the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Association of Chief Police Officers Scotland and the National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS), selected staff within the Scottish office of NCIS have been granted access to SID.
At present no other agency has direct access to the database. The Scottish Prison Service, Ministry of Defence Police and British Transport Police in Scotland are at various stages of progress in realising a connection to SID subject to agreement on a MOU and compliance with the comprehensive SID security requirements.
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 July 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 17 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the equipment, software and data of police computers are compatible between forces and, if not, what action it is taking to ensure their compatibility.
Answer
The Scottish Police Information Strategy, which received £3 million in 2005-06 from the Scottish Executive, is working closely with Scottish police forces and relevant agencies to ensure that they can share relevant data and information in an efficient and effective way and to maximise the inter-operability of systems. Both the Criminal History System (CHS) and the Scottish Intelligence Database (SID) are available to all eight forces.
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 July 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 17 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the information input to the Scottish Intelligence Database is logged in a standardised way and, if not, whether it will support the deployment of resources to ensure standardised input.
Answer
The input of information to the Scottish Intelligence Database (SID) is governed by a comprehensive set of Data Input Standards endorsed by the Association of Chief Officers Scotland. The Chief Constable of the force from which information originates is responsible for the quality, relevance, legality and accuracy of information submitted to SID. The Intelligence Support Bureau, established within the structure of the Scottish Criminal Record Office, maintains national oversight of SID compliance and auditing issues and routinely monitors compliance of data input standards.
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 29 July 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 17 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many crimes and offences were committed in each local authority are in the week beginning (a) 20 June, (b) 27 June, (c) 4 July and (d) 11 July 2005.
Answer
The information requested is not available centrally.
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 July 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 15 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it has issued to NHS boards in respect of the provision of physiotherapy for stroke victims.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has notissued specific guidance to NHS boards on the provision of physiotherapy to peoplewho have had a stroke. Each board has the autonomy to determine the level of serviceprovision on the basis of local needs and priorities. Provision in each NHS boardwill be informed by the advice of a Managed Clinical Network for Stroke, which isinvolved in all aspects of care and rehabilitation planning. Funding from theChronic Heart Disease/Stroke Strategy has allowed many boards to recruit additionalphysiotherapy support.
Although not specific to physiotherapy,NHS Quality Improvement Scotland will be developing a best practice statement onstroke rehabilitation. This will complement the existing evidence-based guidelinefor the rehabilitation of stroke patients produced by the Scottish IntercollegiateGuidelines Network. This specifies that “all patients who have difficulties withmovement following stroke should have access to a physiotherapist specialising instroke. Physiotherapy treatment should be based on an assessment ofeach patient’s unique problems”.
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 July 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 15 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide information on the (a) waiting time for treatment following diagnosis and (b) any delays in (i) issuing equipment, (ii) providing access to speech therapists and CT scanners and (iii) in the journey of care in respect of stroke victims, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
Patients who suffer a strokeare admitted to hospital as an emergency so there are no formal waiting time targetsset for the various treatments following diagnosis. They should receive immediatemedical assessment, with all relevant investigations, including CT scan, carriedout within 48 hours of admission and no later than seven days.
There are no formal waiting timetargets for the issue of specific equipment for stroke patients, for access to speechtherapists and CT scanners or for stages in the journey of care for stroke patients.However, each NHS board has a duty to ensure that patients have access to thesewhen they need it.
If a patient presents to theirGP with a transient ischaemic attack, also known as a TIA or a mini-stroke, an appointmentwill be arranged for them at a neurovascular clinic. The Scottish Executive’sChronic Heart Disease/Stroke Strategy recommends that these patients should be seenwithin seven days and ideally within 72 hours of their event.
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 August 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 15 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been injured on the roads in each of the last 20 years.
Answer
The information requested ispublished in Table 2 of Key 2004Road Accident Statistics, copies of which are available in the Scottish ParliamentInformation Centre (Bib. number 36730).
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 July 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 4 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what achievements there have been in the provision of healthcare for stroke victims since the Managed Clinical Network for Stroke was set up.
Answer
We have achieved much in theprovision of health care for stroke patients since the publication of the CHDand Stroke Strategy in 2002. Fifteen separate Managed Clinical Networks (MCNs),for Stroke have been established – one in each NHS Board area. Over the pastthree years the Scottish Executive has allocated an additional £40 million forCHD and stroke projects in Scotland, delivered through MCNs. Examples of stroke projectsinclude:
Providing or enhancing acutestroke units;
Improving access to CTimaging services;
Establishing neurovascularclinics;
Recruiting over 60 newspecialist nursing, AHP and medical staff;
Setting up a Stroke Audit toenable the storage and use of reliable data on Scottish stroke patients
Since 1995 there has been a34% drop in mortality from stroke, and the survival rate of patients 30 daysafter suffering a stroke has increased by 14% in the same period. The capacityof MCNs to bring together staff from many different sectors (medical, nursing,therapeutic) to work in a co-ordinated way for the benefit of patients hascontributed significantly to these improvements.
More detail on improvementin stroke services can be found in the CHD/Stroke Strategy Update at: www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/30859/0012660.pdf.
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 21 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what estimate it has made of the total cost to the public purse, including legal aid fees, of challenges under the European Convention on Human Rights from prisoners in respect of conditions in prison.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows: I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-14689, answered on 9 March 2005. 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/webapp/wa.search.It would be speculation to estimate the number, outcome and cost of ECHR related cases that might be taken to court in future.
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 21 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases it estimates will be brought to court by prisoners in challenges under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and what contingency it has set aside to meet claims.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows: I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-14689, answered on 9 March 2005. 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/webapp/wa.search.It would be speculation to estimate the number, outcome and cost of ECHR related cases that might be taken to court in future.
