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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S4W-26620

Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 13 July 2015
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 10 August 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what training on mental health issues each NHS board has provided to staff in accident and emergency departments in each year since 2010.

Question reference: S4W-26621

Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 13 July 2015
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 10 August 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how many psychiatric liaison staff there have been in accident and emergency departments in each NHS board in each year since 2010.

Question reference: S4W-26942

Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 31 July 2015
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 7 August 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how many referrals for treatment to community mental health teams have been declined in each year since 2007.

Data on the specific numbers of referrals and declines is not provided to the Scottish Government. However the latest published data on the numbers of all referrals and referrals including those rejected referrals for psychological therapies and child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) by NHSScotland is available from the Information Services Division (ISD) reports on waiting times reports on CAMHS and psychological therapies.

These ISD reports are available online at:

CAMHS waiting times report: http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Waiting-Times/Publications/2015-05-26/2015-05-26-CAMHS-Report.pdf

Psychological therapies waiting times report: http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Waiting-Times/Publications/2015-05-26/2015-05-26-WT-PsychTherapies-Report.pdf

Question reference: S4W-26702

Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2015
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 August 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on A&E locum staff in each year since 2010, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S4W-26772

Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2015
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 August 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what is included in primary care spend when calculating the Scottish allocation of the pharmaceutical industry rebate payment under the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme.

Question reference: S4W-26771

Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2015
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 August 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated value is of the Scottish allocation of the pharmaceutical industry rebate payment under the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme for (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016-17.

Question reference: S4W-26790

Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 July 2015
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 August 2015

To ask the Scottish Government which NHS services and treatments are not available in each NHS board area, requiring patients to travel outwith their NHS board area for treatment.

The information requested is not collected centrally.

There are very good reasons why people are treated outside their board areas as specialist care is provided in the most appropriate environment, regardless of board boundaries. In many cases it is simpler for a patient to go to a hospital in a neighbouring board area, as it is nearer to their home. There are many other patients who start their care in their own area and are then referred to a regional centre for specialist treatment, for example to the Golden Jubilee Hospital as a national centre providing treatments such as heart transplants and cardiac bypass surgery.

Question reference: S4W-26866

Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 24 July 2015
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 7 August 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what support services it provides for the families and carers of people with eating disorders.

A range of support services will be provided in partnership by NHS boards, local authorities and the third sector to meet the needs of families and carers of people living with an eating disorders, in line with statutory obligations and Scottish Government policy.

Examples include the provision of evidence based family therapy through NHS Scotland; the Scottish Government’s funding of national carer organisations providing accessible services to support carers and young carers; Scottish Government provision of nearly £34 million over 2008-16 for NHS board carer information strategies; and work being undertaken by NHS 24 to redesign and improve the provision of information to people cared for, and people caring for others including unpaid and young carers through the Carers Information Scotland service.

Question reference: S4W-26862

Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 24 July 2015
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 7 August 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what average distance patients with eating disorders in each NHS board area have to travel to reach a clinic specialised in eating disorders.

Question reference: S4W-26861

Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 24 July 2015
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 7 August 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how many clinics in each NHS board specialise in treating eating disorders.

The information is not held centrally. All NHS boards work in partnership to provide appropriate care, services and support in a range of settings to those living with an eating disorder on the basis of comprehensive, multi-disciplinary needs assessment.

The majority of people with an eating disorder will be treated in the community by specialist eating disorder or community mental health teams. A small number may need specialist psychiatric or acute inpatient care which can be provided through the two specialist NHS inpatient eating disorder units serving the north and south east of Scotland, or in general or adolescent psychiatry in mental health hospitals, and as appropriate in acute care.