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Question reference: S6W-07932

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 April 2022
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many registered nurses are currently employed in community, social and primary care settings.

The number of nursing and midwifery staff by location of service delivery is published by NHS Education for Scotland at: https://turasdata.nes.nhs.scot/data-and-reports/official-workforce-statistics/all-official-statistics-publications/01-march-2022-workforce/dashboards/nhsscotland-workforce/?pageid=6429

The following table shows the number of nursing and midwifery staff by location of service delivery as at 31 December 2021.

Location of Service Delivery	Qualified	Support	Not assimilated / not known	Total
Community	10,046.5	2,380.5	31.0	12,458.0
Combined	1,545.0	384.3	0.8	1,930.1
Hospital	31,047.7	13,275.2	1.0	44,323.9
Prison	288.8	64.4	10.2	363.5
Other	1,531.9	346.5	0.4	1,878.7
No Data	2,647.9	1,374.6	12.8	4,035.3
Total	47,107.7	17,825.6	56.2	64,989.5

Estimated data on how many registered nurses are employed in social care settings is published annually by the Scottish Social Services Council at: https://data.sssc.uk.com/images/WDR/WDR2020.pdf (page 54/55).

Information on how many registered nurses are employed in General Practices is published by Public Health Scotland at: https://publichealthscotland.scot/media/9866/2021-10-26-gpworkforcesurvey2021-report.pdf (page 11).

Question reference: S6W-07636

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to deliver an above inflation pay rise for NHS Scotland staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions.

Question reference: S6W-07641

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when it expects agreement to be reached on the salary claim for 2022-23 for NHS Scotland staff.

Question reference: S6W-07634

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether the pay increase for NHS Scotland staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions will be effective from 1 April 2022.

The Scottish Government is hugely grateful for what NHS Scotland staff have done and continue to do in caring for patients and coping with the pandemic. As we have done in previous years, we will look to negotiate a settlement for Agenda for Change staff which is fair, affordable and sustainable. It would not be appropriate to say any more at this time but the final settlement will be backdated to at least 1 April 2022.

Question reference: S6W-07638

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether the pay increase for NHS Scotland staff will take account of the increases in pension contributions and the changes in National Insurance.

Question reference: S6W-07943

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 April 2022
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have died from thrombosis-related conditions in each year since 2008.

Table 1 – deaths from thrombosis-related conditions, 2008-2020

Cause	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Coronary thrombosis - all due to (1)	4,997	4,682	4,577	4,266	4,073	3,827	3,497	3,538	3,629	3,887	4,023	4,034	4,173
Coronary thrombosis - many due to (2)	3,625	3,334	3,266	3,293	3,366	3,325	3,254	3,499	2,943	2,751	2,527	2,455	2,494
Cerebral thrombosis (venous and arterial) – all due to (3)	20	23	26	19	5	18	14	21	24	15	23	24	23
Cerebral thrombosis (venous and arterial) - many due to (4)	2,799	2,490	2,382	2,294	2,248	2,247	2,073	2,097	1,965	2,018	1,978	1,932	2,039
Peripheral arterial thrombosis - many due to (5)	315	335	291	335	334	345	362	350	296	325	340	331	320
Venous thrombosis at various sites - all due to (6)	2	5	1	3	1	3	2	11	6	6	5	4	5
Venous thrombosis at various sites – many due to (7)	133	132	137	147	126	139	151	142	136	152	111	133	148
Other conditions caused by thrombosis – all due to (8)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	7	4
Other conditions caused by thrombosis - many due to (9)	9	8	12	13	7	9	12	10	13	17	16	9	6

ICD-10 codes used in each of the above categories

(1) - ICD-10 codes I21, I22, I23.6, I24.0. Includes, for example, ICD-10 code I21.9, which covers "acute myocardial infarction, unspecified".

(2) - ICD-10 code I25, which covers "chronic ischaemic heart disease".

(3) - ICD-10 codes I63.0, I63.3, I63.6, I67.6, O22.5, O87.3. Includes, for example, ICD-10 code I63.3, which covers "cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of cerebral arteries".

(4) - ICD-10 codes G08, I63.2, I63.5, I63.8, I63.9, I64, I65, I66, I67.2, I67.8, I69.3, I69.4. Includes, for example, ICD-10 code I64, which covers "stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction".

(5) - ICD-10 codes I74, K55.0, K55.1, K55.9. Includes, for example, ICD-10 code I74.9, which covers "embolism and thrombosis of unspecified artery".

(6) - ICD-10 codes H34.8, I81, O22.2, O22.3, O87.1

(7) - ICD-10 codes I80, O22.9, O87.0, O87.9. Includes, for example, ICD-10 code I80.2, which covers "phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of other deep vessels of lower extremities".

(8) - ICD-10 code I51.3

(9) - ICD-10 codes O69.5, D73.5, G95.1, H34.2, I82, N28.0, N48.8, N50.1

Source: National Records of Scotland

Question reference: S6W-07588

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 20 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has plans to re-examine fuel allowance payments for social care workers, in light of reports that most social care workers have not had an increase for almost seven years.

Allowances for fuel that are paid to social care workers are a matter for individual employers and are not set by the Scottish Government. We are, however, actively engaged with our partners, including local government, to understand what impact the increase in fuel prices is having across Scotland, and how social care providers can support their staff to ensure they can continue to deliver the invaluable support they provide.

Question reference: S6W-07589

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 20 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has plans to increase mileage allowance for social care workers, in light of the rising cost of petrol and diesel.

Mileage rates, that is the rate per hour that can be claimed back against tax, is set by the UK Government and allows employers to set a mileage rate of up to 45p per hour for the first 10,000 miles and 25p per mile thereafter. The actual allowance paid is a matter for individual employers. We are however aware of the pressures faced by social care staff and will continue to engage with partners to consider how providers can best support their staff.

Question reference: S6W-07591

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 20 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on whether social care workers are subsidising the cost of travel as a result of the rise in cost of petrol and diesel.

With regards to this specific question, we do not currently hold this information, this would be a matter for individuals based on a range of factors about their own working lives. Employers are able to claim up to 45p per mile for the first 10,000 miles and 25p per mile thereafter, as per the current rates set by UK Government.

We are engaging with stakeholders to better understand the scope and nature of the pressures facing the social care workers, who provide an invaluable service to the people of Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-07590

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 20 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) COSLA and (b) Scottish Care regarding whether there is a need to increase the mileage allowance for social care workers, in light of the rising cost of petrol and diesel.