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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-30053

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government when it was made aware of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s plan to reduce the number of community maternity units in the west of Scotland, and whether it will take action to protect these services.

Question reference: S4W-30051

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government when it was made aware of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s plan to transfer emergency care from the Vale of Leven Hospital to the Royal Alexandra Hospital.

Question reference: S4W-30049

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government when it was made aware of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s plan to close ward six at the Vale of Leven Hospital.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, who hold the responsibility for the planning and provision of local services, made the Scottish Government aware of its plans to re-provide the activity from ward six at the Vale of Leven Hospital in late November 2015, following the approval of these plans by the board's Acute Services Committee.

The redesign plans, made to ensure that services are as efficient as possible and due to be implemented in April 2016, will allow the majority of patients currently treated on ward six to be treated in the hospital’s surgical day bed unit, with extended operating hours. The remaining patients (those who require an inpatient stay) will be accommodated in the Lomond Ward at the Vale. As such, the plans will have no effect on the level of surgical service and after care received by local people at the hospital.

Question reference: S4W-30052

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government when it was made aware of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s plan to close the children's ward at the Royal Alexandra Hospital.

Question reference: S4W-30050

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport agreed the plan by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to close ward six at the Vale of Leven Hospital.

Question reference: S4W-30056

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many babies born at the (a) Vale of Leven Community Midwifery Unit and (b) Royal Alexandra Hospital in each year since 2007 had parents who were resident in the Vale of Leven Hospital catchment area.

Question reference: S4W-30042

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 22 February 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many junior doctor posts there are at the Vale of Leven Hospital and how many are vacant, broken down by how long they have been vacant.

Question reference: S4W-30040

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 22 February 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many times clinics at the Vale of Leven Hospital have been cancelled in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S4W-30039

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 22 February 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) consultants, (b) doctors, (c) nurses, (d) allied health professionals, (e) administrators and (f) other staff have been based at the Vale of Leven Hospital in each year since 2007.

The Scottish Government remains committed to maintaining and improving services at the Vale of Leven Hospital. We have been consistently clear that we see a bright future for the hospital, which plays a crucial role in the local healthcare system.

Information on how many (a) consultants, (b) doctors, (c) nurses, (d) allied health professionals, (e) administrators and (f) other staff have been based at the Vale of Leven Hospital in each year since 2007 is not held centrally. Specific local information will be available from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Under this government, staffing levels in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have increased by 916.3 WTE, or 2.8 per cent.

Question reference: S4W-30038

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 22 February 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how much the Vale of Leven Hospital has spent on locum doctors in each year since 2007, also broken down by the number of locums employed.