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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-15156

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 6 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what the benefits are of general practices having attached alcohol workers.

The biggest advantage to an attached alcohol (or any other) worker is the potential for easier communication/access to the specialist support and that would be based on the relationship developed between the GP and worker, but it is not necessary to have an attached worker to have a good working relationship.

GPs use their professional judgement to work with their patients to agree the best and most appropriate care and treatment to support an individual’s recovery. This may involve drug or alcohol treatment, or referral of the patient to specialist services. Recovery from drug and alcohol addiction requires a collaborative approach that is not exclusive to general practice.

Question reference: S4O-02239

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 June 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met its accident and emergency waiting time target for Scotland as a whole.

Question reference: S4W-15081

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 5 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many training places have been funded for perfusionists each year for the next five years.

There are three centres within NHSScotland boards which are capable of providing training places for perfusionists; in NHS Grampian, NHS Lothian and at the Golden Jubilee Hospital (GJH). Of these, only the GJH is projecting a need for one trainee perfusionist in the current year.

The Scottish Government is working with NHSScotland employers to develop an Action Plan, which will ensure training places and funds are available over the next four to six years to support workforce development and succession planning.

Question reference: S4W-15078

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 5 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many perfusionists are employed by each NHS board and how many vacant posts there are.

Information on perfusionists (clinical perfusion physiologist services) staff in post by NHS board is presented in the following table.

Clinical perfusion physiologists by NHS Board as at 31st December 2012

	Whole Time Equivalent	Headcount
National Waiting Times Center	18.4	19.0
NHS Grampian	5.0	5.0

Clinical perfusion physiologists are also employed by NHS Lothian but current coding does not allow them to be identified from the national data.

Information on perfusionist vacancies is not held centrally.

Question reference: S4W-15077

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 5 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what the pay banding is for perfusionists in Scotland and what information it has on the pay bandings in (a) England and (b) Wales.

Question reference: S4W-15080

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 5 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS perfusionists are due to retire in the next five years.

Question reference: S4W-15085

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 5 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the (a) College of Clinical Perfusion Scientists of Great Britain and Ireland and (b) Society of Clinical Perfusion Scientists of Great Britain and Ireland.

There have been no recent discussions between the Scottish Government and the College of Clinical Perfusion Scientists of Great Britain and Ireland or the Society of Clinical Perfusion Scientists of Great Britain and Ireland.

However, the Healthcare Science Programme Manager at NHS Education Scotland spoke with the President of the College of Clinical Perfusion Scientists of Great Britain and Ireland in April 2013 about the training base status of NHS Lothian.

Question reference: S4W-15082

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 5 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many locum perfusionists each NHS board has employed and at what cost, in each year since 2007-08.

Question reference: S4W-15083

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 5 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether any NHS board has a recruitment and retention premium for perfusionists.

Question reference: S4W-15084

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 5 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards provide training for perfusionists.