- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 March 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 16 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to develop a new partnership with the hospice sector.
Answer
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care and myself met with hospice sector representatives on 14 March to discuss the pressures that the hospice sector are currently facing. The Scottish Hospice Leadership Group and a number of hospices continue to be valued members of the Scottish Government’s Strategy Steering Group for Palliative and End of Life Care, and Scottish Government officials continue to attend the Scottish Hospice Leadership Group (SHLG).
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 March 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Ivan McKee on 16 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10628 by Ivan McKee on 6 September 2022, whether it will provide an update on when it anticipates the 4G masts in Rackwick and Stronsay in Orkney, as part of the Scottish 4G Infill Programme, will be activated.
Answer
We can confirm that build work for the Scottish 4G Infill programme masts at both Rackwick and Stronsay is now complete and activation is currently expected to take place in April 2023.
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 March 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 16 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information Police Scotland holds on the number of cars that have been abandoned in each year since 1999.
Answer
Police Scotland hold management information on recorded incidents of abandoned vehicles. Not all abandoned vehicles will relate to cars and an incident may relate to more than one abandoned vehicle. Figures are available at a Scotland level from 2019, which was the first calendar year where information was recorded consistently across all police divisions. The 2023 figure relates to a partial year (from 1st January to 10th March).
Incident Type | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
Abandoned vehicle Incidents | 18,422 | 13,471 | 14,107 | 13,702 | 2,250 |
Source: Police Scotland Management Information extracted 10 March 2023
Police Scotland also hold management information on the number of vehicles which have been abandoned on a road and removed by Police Scotland under section 99 of the Road Traffic and regulation Act 1984. Data is available from 2017 onwards. The 2023 figure relates to a partial year (from 1 st January to 12 th March)
| | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
Vehicles Removed under Section 99 | 992 | 843 | 809 | 832 | 693 | 704 | 137 |
Source: Police Scotland Management Information extracted 13 March 2023
Requests for this information can also be submitted directly to Police Scotland at: [email protected].
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the total number of beds available at Portree Hospital has been in each year since 1999.
Answer
A set of data tables for the most recent and historical hospital bed numbers is available in the annual PHS publication, which was released on 27 September 2022. The publications can be found at: https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/acute-hospital-activity-and-nhs-beds-information-annual/acute-hospital-activity-and-nhs-beds-information-annual-annual-year-ending-31-march-2022/
Data is available from financial year 2012-13 to financial year 2021-22. Data is not available as far back as 1999. Data is not yet available for financial year 2022-23.
Hospital beds data is presented in Table 4 – beds data file, and the measure of interest is Average Available Staffed Beds, the indicator is Location of Interest, and you will need to Sub-Filter for All Specialties. The data for Portree Hospital will be listed under NHS Highland. The following table is an excerpt from the dataset which includes the Average Available Staffed Beds for All Locations of Treatment, NHS Highland, and Portree Hospital.
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Indicator | 2020 Q2 | 2020 Q3 | 2020 Q4 | 2021 Q1 | 2021 Q2 | 2021 Q3 | 2021 Q4p | 2022 Q1p |
All Locations of Treatment | 20084 | 19827 | 19991 | 20155 | 20158 | 20193 | 20434 | 20570 |
NHS Highland | 943 | 904 | 896 | 939 | 890 | 912 | 941 | 925 |
-Portree Hospital | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government on what date it (a) received the request from NHS Lanarkshire and (b) confirmed the 2022-23 funding for the National Treatment Centre in Cumbernauld.
Answer
On 24 February 2023 NHS Lanarkshire informed Scottish Government that they required funding of £193k to support their National Treatment Centre and this funding will be provided as it is an agreed national priority.
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether the report of the NHSScotland Design Assessment Process (NDAP) for The Baird Family Hospital and The ANCHOR Centre Project, which was undertaken in 2019, will be published.
Answer
The Scottish Government do not publish NHSScotland Design Assessment Process (NDAP) reports, but they are available on request from the Health Board.
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the (a) February 2023 Audit Scotland report, NHS in Scotland 2022, and (b) statement that the Scottish Government’s plan to "increase the GP workforce by 800 (headcount) by 2027" is "not on track".
Answer
We will give full consideration to the recommendations of this report, which sets out both the challenges, and successes, of the continued recovery of our NHS from a global pandemic.
We are making good progress against our GP commitment and since 2017 GP headcount has increased by 291 and a record 5209 GPs are now working in Scotland.
Progress is measured by the annual GP Headcount Public Health Scotland publication. The latest publication can be found at:
General Practice - GP Workforce and practice list sizes 2012 - 2022 - General Practice - GP workforce and practice list sizes - Publications - Public Health Scotland
The assessment by Audit Scotland does not take into account GP Registrars in their final year of training, when assessing progress against this commitment. These registrars spend 12 months full time equivalent in a GP practice.
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 16 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many district nurses have been employed by the NHS in each of the last five years, and what its position is on the provision of regular district nurse visits to people over 65.
Answer
The number of district nurses working in NHS Scotland in each of the last five years can be found on the TURAS NHS Education for Scotland workforce statistics site at NHS Scotland workforce | Turas Data Intelligence .
The Scottish Government does not direct NHS Boards to ensure that their district nurses and their teams undertake routine, planned visits to over 65s, however it is possible that such visits take place in some parts of the country. The roles of district nurses and their teams was described in the Transforming Roles District Nursing paper, which can be found here Supporting documents - Transforming nursing, midwifery and health professionals roles: district nursing roles - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) .
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 16 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce violence in schools.
Answer
Violence towards anyone is unacceptable and the safety of our children, young people and staff at school is paramount.
We have produced guidance for local authorities and schools to promote positive relationships and manage behaviour, including de-escalation of violent behaviour. There are a number of programmes that they use to do this.
Last week I met the Teachers Panel to discuss their experiences and how we could better support schools and pupils. The fifth wave of our Behaviour in Scottish Schools Research started last month and will provide a robust national picture of current relationships and behaviour. We will use this research and engagement with stakeholders, including the Scottish Advisory Group for Relationships and Behaviour in Schools, to inform the development of further future policy, guidance and support for schools and school staff.
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 March 2023
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 23 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it will begin to set out its proposals for the NHS Scotland Infrastructure Investment Plan, post-2026, in relation to new-build hospitals.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 23 March 2023
