- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the budget for NHS Inform was in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10 and is in 2010-11.
Answer
In 2008-09, a range of patient information work was carried out by NHS 24 on behalf of NHSScotland that pre-dated the decision to proceed with and therefore was not attributable to NHS inform. The expenditure in 2008-09 for this work was £298,000. The budget agreed for 2009-10 and 2010-11 was £500,000 per annum.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on developing the NHS Inform website, including all IT costs.
Answer
NHS inform is more than a website. It is an information service for the public, patients and carers that joins up online, telephone and face-to-face advice. The NHS inform set up costs totalled £560,000 over the period from April 2009 to June 2010, of which £129,110 was IT costs.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the original budget was for the (a) development and (b) maintenance of NHS Inform.
Answer
Up to £500,000 per annum has been identified for the development and ongoing delivery of the NHS inform service, inclusive of the three channels of delivery. This takes into account the evolving nature of the national service providing quality assured health information for the population of Scotland.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how much will be spent per annum to maintain the NHS Inform website, including all IT costs.
Answer
The total projected cost per annum to maintain the website channel of delivery of NHS inform, including all IT costs, is £71,900.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 26 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-36992 by Nicola Sturgeon on 11 November 2010, whether the proposed 25% reduction in senior managers in the NHS will start immediately.
Answer
Yes.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 25 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-37268 by Nicola Sturgeon on 15 November 2010, when it will decide on the number of new entrants to foundation training programmes for trainee doctors for 2011-12.
Answer
The number of new entrants to the foundation training programme for 2011-12 will be decided shortly.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 25 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-37265 by Nicola Sturgeon on 11 November 2010, when it will decide on the number of new entrants to trainee nursing programmes for 2011-12.
Answer
The intake targets for nursing and midwifery students for 2011-12 will be notified to the Scottish Funding Council in December 2010.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 23 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Scottish House Conditions Survey will be published.
Answer
The Scottish House Condition Survey 2009 Annual Report will be published on 25 November 2010. This publication has been pre-announced, in line with national statistics practices, on the Scottish Government website. The list of forthcoming publications can be found at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Search/Forthcoming.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 23 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Housing and Communities will publish a statement on fuel poverty.
Answer
The Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 requires ministers to report at least every four years on progress towards the commitment that by 2016, so far as is reasonably practicable, persons do not live in fuel poverty. The updated Scottish Fuel Poverty Statement detailing such progress will be published on 25 November 2010.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether NHS boards will be able to retain the efficiency savings that they generate in 2011-12.
Answer
It is planned that boards providing direct patient care will be able to retain the efficiency savings which they generate in 2011-12.