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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.

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Question reference: S5W-01380

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 August 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that the Clinical and Care Governance Framework aimed at the new health and social care partnerships will ensure that people with neurological conditions will receive seamless, quality care that reflects their needs and aspirations.

The Clinical and Care Governance Framework for integrated Health and Social Care Services in Scotland provides the ranges of professionals and staff involved in the planning and delivery of integrated health and social care services with clear governance arrangements which identifies their roles, responsibilities, actions and accountabilities. In addition one of the frameworks central principles places an emphasis on empowering people to use their experiences to shape, monitor and improve the safety and quality of their care.

Question reference: S5W-01367

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 August 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support greater public and personal discussion of bereavement, death, dying and care at the end of life, as set out in its Strategic Framework for Action on Palliative and End of Life Care.

Question reference: S5W-01365

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 August 2016

To ask the Scottish Government which health and social care partnerships will be supported by Healthcare Improvement Scotland to test and implement improvements in the identification and care coordination of those who can benefit from palliative and end-of-life care, as set out in its Strategic Framework for Action on Palliative and End of Life Care.

Question reference: S5W-01368

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 August 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what work it has done to support clinical and health economic evaluations of palliative and end-of-life care models, as set out in its Strategic Framework for Action on Palliative and End of Life Care.

Question reference: S5W-01369

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 August 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what the work programme is of the National Implementation Support Group that it has set up, as referred to in its Strategic Framework for Action on Palliative and End of Life Care.

Question reference: S5W-01304

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been treated for the effects of exposure to organophosphates in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S5W-01306

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many compensation payments for clinical neglect have been made in each year since 1999.

The following table details the total number of clinical negligence payments made across NHSScotland in each year since 1999:

	1999-00	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05
Compensation Payments	156	176	166	207	175	186

	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11
Compensation Payments	182	199	150	155	147	132

	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16
Compensation Payments	179	191	176	213	251

Source: NHS National Services Scotland

The number of compensation payments made in any one year does not reflect the year in which the incident took place. The number of cases settling from year to year varies due to some claims taking several years to conclude. This can be down to disputes around liability; the readiness for both sides to negotiate a settlement and the access to legal aid. However, the length of time taken to settle cases is reducing, due to a number of factors including more rigorous case management by the Courts.

Question reference: S5W-01316

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS staff have been suspended on pay in each year since 1999 in each NHS board and at what cost.

This information is not held centrally.

The Management of Employee Conduct PIN Policy sets out the rights and responsibilities of boards, managers, employees and trade unions/professional organisations in respect of employees who are subject to any disciplinary action and includes guidance on the suspension of staff. Decisions relating to disciplinary action and how any related statistics are collected are matters for each individual Health Board within the framework of the relevant conduct policy and procedures.

Question reference: S5W-01301

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many children have had baby teeth removed due to tooth decay in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.

Information on extractions of deciduous teeth (''baby-teeth'') due to tooth decay is not collected. We are able to provide information on deciduous and permanent tooth extraction in children which is shown in the following table.

NHS Board	00-01	01-02	02-03	03-04	04-05	05-06	06-07	07-08
Ayrshire & Arran	6814	6975	6646	6354	5888	5724	5889	5529
Borders	1428	1329	1186	1213	1151	1180	1058	1087
Dumfries & Galloway	2396	2280	2270	2220	2000	1877	1723	1603
Fife	3867	3710	3764	3447	3170	3102	3147	3325
Forth Valley	4159	4012	3925	3351	3215	3032	3034	3009
Grampian	7317	7196	7110	6072	4939	4864	4773	4799
Greater Glasgow & Clyde	26355	24729	23629	22540	20933	21108	19469	17967
Highland	3820	3330	3529	3918	3887	3455	3175	3242
Lanarkshire	10514	10658	10359	10517	10088	9702	9221	8351
Lothian	9636	9198	9282	9393	8864	8857	9266	8643
Orkney	85	82	71	103	181	189	257	192
Shetland	89	90	148	201	176	196	230	243
Tayside	5755	5718	5548	5273	5220	4728	4537	4703
Western Isles	158	137	133	109	132	121	164	189

NHS Board	08-09	09-10	10-11	11-12	12-13	13-14	14-15	15-16
Ayrshire & Arran	5471	5148	5313	4964	4615	4456	4274	4134
Borders	1128	1208	1053	1017	998	927	981	1041
Dumfries & Galloway	1633	1586	1665	1760	1526	1463	1394	1337
Fife	3173	3237	3355	3488	3698	3479	3049	3051
Forth Valley	2926	2933	2939	3240	3116	2495	2708	2475
Grampian	4575	4301	3911	4398	4829	4387	4191	4903
Greater Glasgow & Clyde	16892	17025	15869	15398	14011	13257	12842	12516
Highland	3188	3353	3350	3440	3172	2951	2907	2713
Lanarkshire	8346	9065	8774	8163	8395	8916	8376	8068
Lothian	8692	8450	8081	8584	8390	7581	8153	8118
Orkney	165	143	174	227	211	167	213	201
Shetland	270	184	269	217	193	155	139	174
Tayside	4515	4292	4324	4656	4477	4222	4133	4377
Western Isles	161	130	135	148	178	211	170	146

Source: ISD Scotland

Notes:

The table shows in total the number of children undergoing tooth extractions in primary care, secondary care, and as an out-patient, for financial years 2000-2001 to 2015-2016, broken down by NHS board. Data is only available from the year 2000.

Children are defined as dental patients under the age of 18.

Reasons for extractions can include decay, trauma and orthodontic treatment.

Teeth extracted from dental patients under the age of 18 may be deciduous teeth, or permanent teeth.

Question reference: S5W-01303

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many GPs have undertaken social prescribing in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.

The information is not held centrally.

Individual GPs are responsible for assessment, diagnosis and treatment of their patients. In addition, GPs may signpost/refer patients who require non-medical support to community and third sector services but often they do not have the capacity and knowledge to do this appropriately. Therefore, the Scottish Government has committed to recruiting 250 community Links Workers in GP practices to ensure that patients in disadvantaged areas receive the support they need.